A study of the pathology and pathogenesis of the myocardial lesions in gousiekte, a plant-induced cardiotoxicosis of ruminants

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 219-230

  Prozesky, L ^a   Bastianello, S S ^b   Fourie, N ^c   Schultz, R A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Gribbles VETLAB   (Australia)

^c Intervet   (South Africa)

^d ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cardiotoxicosis; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Fadogia homblei; Gousiekte; Pachystigma pygmaeum; Pathogenesis; Pathology; Pavetta harborii; Ruminants; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; FADOGIA; OVIS ARIES; PACHYSTIGMA PYGMAEUM; PAVETTA HARBORII;

PLANT TOXIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; PLANT POISONING; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 33644825999     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ojvr.v72i3.199     Document Type: Article

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