Clinical and pathological features of acute toxicity due to Cassia occidentalis in vertebrates

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-30

  Vashishtha, Vipin M ^a   John, T J ^b   Kumar, Amod ^c  

^a Mangla Hospital   (India)

^b CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c ST STEPHEN S HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Animal toxicity; Cassia occidentalis; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT TOXIN;

ABSCESS; ACUTE TOXICITY; AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BEAN; BRAIN TOXICITY; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASSIA OCCIDENTALIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONSTIPATION; DECREASED APPETITE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDEMA; ENCEPHALOMYOPATHY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEVER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; INDIA; INFLAMMATION; INSECT BITE; LD 50; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FATTY DEGENERATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER TOXICITY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MYCOSIS; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT INTOXICATION; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PRURITUS; REVIEW; REYE SYNDROME; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SCABIES; SENNA; SKIN DISEASE; SNAKEBITE; TINEA; VERTEBRATE; WEED; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WOUND;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; HUMANS; INDIA; LIVER; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SENNA PLANT; SYNDROME;

EID: 70349535858     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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