Biomarkers for ragwort poisoning in horses: identification of protein targets
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Ingestion of the poisonous weed ragwort (<it>Senecio jacobea</it>) by horses leads to irreversible liver damage. The principal toxins of ragwort are the pyrrolizidine alkaloids that are rapidly metabolised to highly reactive and cytotoxic pyrroles, which can esca...
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BMC
2008-08-01
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| Schriftenreihe: | BMC Veterinary Research |
| Online-Zugang: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1746-6148/4/30 |
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