The effect of 7,8-methylenedioxylycoctonine-type diterpenoid alkaloids on the toxicity of methyllycaconitine in mice

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2761-2770

  Welch, K D ^a   Panter, K E ^a   Gardner, D R ^a   Green, B T ^a   Pfister, J A ^a   Cook, D ^a   Stegelmeier, B L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Delphinium; Diterpenoid alkaloid; Larkspur; Median lethal dose (LD 50); Methyllycaconitine

Indexed keywords

ACONITINE; ALKALOID; DITERPENE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; METHYLLYCACONITINE;

ANIMAL; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; HALF LIFE TIME; LD 50; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ACONITINE; ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; DITERPENES; HALF-LIFE; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

BOS; DELPHINIUM; DELPHINIUM BARBEYI; DELPHINIUM EXALTATUM; MUS;

EID: 54449092315     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1025     Document Type: Article

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