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Spontaneous poisoning by Dodonea viscosa (Sapindaceae) in cattle.

Year: 2003

Type: article

Abstract: This communication reports a southern Brazilian outbreak of acute hepatic insufficiency in which 14 dairy animals died after consumption of Dodonea viscosa. The clinical course lasted a few hours and was characterized by apathy and staggering disorders. The main postmortem findings occurred in livers as enhanced lobular patterns and hepatocellular necrosis that ranged from centrilobular to massive. Similar clinical and pathological effects were experimentally induced by dosing a heifer with 30 g/kg of the plant's green leaves.

Source: PubMed

Authors: Edson Moleta Colodel, Sandra Davi Traverso, Anderson Luis Seitz, André Correa, Fabiano Nunes Oliveira, David Driemeier, Aldo Gava

Institution: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Language: English

Topic: Plant Toxicity and Pharmacological Properties

Subfield: Toxicology

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Zero hunger, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W60850057

FWCI: 1.075

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Cited by: 22

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