Edaphic and phytochemical factors as predictors of equine grass sickness cases in the UK

Frontiers in Pharmacology

Volumn OCT, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Edwards, Sarah E ^a   Martz, Kathrin E ^a   Rogge, Anja ^a   Heinrich, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Enteric nervous system; Equids; Equine grass sickness; Heavy metals; Iron; Ranunculus spp. (Ranunculaceae); Uk

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053110456     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16639812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2010.00122     Document Type: Article

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