Incubation of European yew (Taxus baccata) with white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) rumen fluid reduces taxine A concentrations

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 300-302

  Weaver, J D ^a   Brown, D L ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; TAXINE A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DETOXIFICATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; RUMINANT STOMACH; SPECIES COMPARISON; STOMACH JUICE; TAXUS BACCATA; WHITE TAILED DEER;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DEER; RUMEN; TAXOIDS; TAXUS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; TAXUS; TAXUS BACCATA;

EID: 9244229510     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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