Acute yew (Taxus) poisoning in moose (Alces alces)

Toxicon

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 829-832

  Handeland, Kjell ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alces alces; Alkaloids; Cervidae; Deer; Moose; Plant intoxication; Taxines; Taxus; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CULTIVAR; HEART DILATATION; INTOXICATION; MOOSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUMINANT STOMACH; SPECIES; TAXUS; WILD ANIMAL; WOOD;

ANIMALS; DEER; MALE; PLANT POISONING; TAXUS;

ALCES ALCES; ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; TAXUS;

EID: 55049085851     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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