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Author:   R. F. Keeler ,  Anthony T. Tu
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Weight:   1.406kg
ISBN:  

9780824783754

ISBN 10:   0824783751
Pages:   694
Publication Date:   01 March 1991
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Volume 6 Preface, PART I. NATURE AND TOXICITY OF PLANT TOXINS 1. Metabolism of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids 2. Teratogenicity of Rangeland Lupinus: Crooked Calf Disease 3. Investigations of the Teratogenic Potential of the Lupine Alkaloid Anagyrine 4. Myopathy in Cattle Caused by Thermopsis montana 5. Toxicosis from Steroidal Alkaloids of Solanum Species 6. Teratogenic Solanum Species and the Responsible Teratogens 7. Steroidal Glycoalkaloids in Solanum: Consequences for Potato Breeding and for Food Safety 8. Solanum Glycoalkaloids: Plant Toxins Possessing Disparate Physiologically Active Structural Entities 9. Swainsonine: A Toxic Indolizidine Alkaloid from the Australian Swainsona Species 10. Swainsonine, the Locoweed Toxin: Analysis and Distribution B. Other Classes 11. New Techniques for the Isolation and Identification of Phorbol Esters and Structurally Related Diterpenes 12. Ricin and Related Plant Toxins: Mechanism of Action and Neurobiological Applications 13. Plant Terpenoids as Pesticides 14. Poisoning of Livestock by Lantana Plants 15. Role of Phenol Glycosides in Plant-Herbivore Interactions 16. Cassia- Induced Myopathy 17. Position of Perilla Ketone Metabolism by Lung Cytochromes P450: Evidence for the Mechanism of Bioactivation Through Design of an In Vivo Inhibitor of Toxicity PART 11. NATURE AND TOXICITY OF FUNGAL TOXINS 18. Phomopsins: Antimicrotubule Mycotoxins 19. Phytotoxins from Fungi Attaeking Weedy Plants 20. Phytotoxins of Microbial Origin 21. Fungal Elicitors of Plant Phytoalexins 22. Cyelic Peptide Hepatotoxins from Cyanobaeteria 23. Human Poisoning by Mushrooms of the Genus Cortinarius 24. Trichotheeene Myeotoxins PART 111. EPIDEMIOLOGY AND RESPONSES 25. Epidemiology of Plant Poisoning in Humans 26. Antineoplastic Potential and Other Possible Uses of Swainsonine and Related Compounds 27. Ultrasonographic Studies on the Fetotoxic Effects of Poisonous Plants on Livestock 28. Cutaneous Responses to Plant Toxins 29. Congestive Right-Heart Failure in Cattle: High Mountain Disease and Factors Influencing Incidence

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Richard E. Keeler, Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory Agricultural Research Service U. S. Department of Agriculture Logan, Utah. Series Editor: Anthony T. Tu, Department of Biochemistry Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado.

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