Estimation of the fern toxin, ptaquiloside, in certain Indian ferns other than bracken

Current Science

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1547-1552

  Somvanshi, R ^a   Lauren, D R ^b   Smith, B L ^c   Dawra, R K ^a   Sharma, O P ^a   Sharma, V K ^a   Singh, A K ^a   Gangwar, N K ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^c NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bracken and non bracken fern; Enzootic bovine haematuria; O. contiguum; Ptaquiloside

Indexed keywords

ADIANTUM; ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; CHEILANTHES; CHRISTELLA; DIPLAZIUM ESCULENTUM; DRYOPTERIS; DRYOPTERIS JUXTAPOSITA; FILICOPHYTA; ONYCHIUM CONTIGUUM; POLYSTICHUM; PTERIDIUM; PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM; PTERIS;

EID: 33846251485     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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