Chapter
2 Toxic plants and mycotoxins affecting cattle and sheep in Uruguay
3 Poisoning by plants, mycotoxins, and algae in Argentinian livestock
5 Toxic plants affecting grazing cattle in Colombia
6 Poisonous plants affecting livestock in Central America, with emphasis on Panama
7 Plant Poisonings in Mato Grosso do Sul
8 Poisonous plants affecting sheep in southern Brazil
9 Toxic plants of the State of Piauí, northeastern Brazil
10 Poisonous plants affecting ruminants in southern Brazil
11 Recently diagnosed poisonous plants in the Cariri Region, State of Paraíba, Brazil
12 Poisonous plants on dairy farms of the Caparaó Microregion, Espírito Santo State, Brazil
13 Ornamental toxic plant species sold in Campina Grande’s market, Paraíba, Brazil
14 Toxic plants grown in gardens in Alto Branco, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil
15 Brachiaria spp. poisoning in sheep in Brazil: experimental and epidemiological findings
16 Variation in saponin concentration in Brachiaria brizantha leaves as a function of maturation: preliminary data
17 Lectin histochemistry on sections of liver and hepatic lymph nodes from sheep grazing on Brachiaria spp.
18 Brachiaria spp. poisoning in ruminants in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
19 Practical rules for the differentiation between Brachiaria spp. poisoning and pithomycotoxicosis
20 Measurement of steroidal saponins in Panicum and Brachiaria grasses in the USA and Brazil
21 Acute poisoning by Crotalaria spectabilis seeds in pigs of Mato Grosso State, Brazil
22 Possible association between precipitation and incidence of Senecio spp. poisoning in cattle in southern Brazil
23 Phenology of Senecio spp. and vegetation cover in Rio Grande do Sul State, southern Brazil
24 Nutritional implications of pyrrolizidine alkaloid toxicosis
25 Pyrrolizidine alkaloid poisoning in cattle in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
26 Seasonal variation in pyrrolizidine alkaloid concentration and plant development in Senecio madagascariensis Poir. (Asteraceae) in Brazil
27 Buffalo calves intoxicated with Ageratum houstonianum Mill.
28 Evaluation of immunotoxic properties of Senecio brasiliensis: study of toxicity in rats
29 Hepatic biopsy as a diagnostic tool for detecting Senecio spp. poisoning in live cattle
30 Poisoning of cattle by Senecio spp. in Uruguay
31 Risks from plants containing pyrrolizidine alkaloids for livestock and meat quality in northern Australia
32 Effects of dietary pyrrolizidine (Senecio) alkaloids on copper and vitamin A tissue concentrations in Japanese quail
33 Poisoning by Cycas revoluta in dogs in Brazil
34 Natural and experimental poisoning of bovines by Cestrum corymbosum Schltdl. in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil
35 Trema micrantha Poisoning in Domestic Herbivores
36 Plants teratogenic to livestock in the United States
37 Dose-response evaluation of Veratrum californicum in sheep
38 Toxic effects of Ipomoea carnea on placental tissue of rats
39 Chronic heart failure and abortion caused by Tetrapterys spp. in cattle in Brazil
40 Effects of Senna occidentalis seeds ingested during gestation on kid behavior
41 Evaluation of the abortifacient effect of Luffa acutangula Roxb. in rats
42 Experimental studies of poisoning by Aspidosperma pyrifolium
43 Determination of teratogenic effects of Aspidosperma pyrifolium ethanolic extract in rats
44 Effects of gossypol present in cottonseed cake on spermatogenesis in sheep
45 Poisonous plants affecting the nervous system in horses in Brazil
46 Rational uses of mesquite (Prosopis juliflora) and the importance of spontaneous poisoning by the pods in ruminants from Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil
47 Neonate behavior in goats is affected by maternal ingestion of Ipomoea carnea
48 The comparative pathology of locoweed poisoning in horses and other livestock
49 Sida carpinifolia (Malvaceae) poisoning in herbivores in Rio Grande do Sul
50 The guinea pig as an animal model for a-mannosidosis
51 Poisoning by Solanum paniculatum of cattle in the State of Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil
52 The diagnostic significance of detecting Rathayibacter toxicus in the rumen contents and feces of sheep that may be affected by annual ryegrass toxicity
53 Annual ryegrass toxicity in sheep is not prevented by administration of cyclodextrin via controlled release devices
54 Secondary toxicity from the ingestion of meat, offal or milk from animals consuming corynetoxins is unlikely
55 Metabolism of the endophyte toxin lolitrem B in cattle liver microsomes
Toxic Plants Affecting Other Systems
56 Further investigations of Xanthoparmelia toxicity in ruminants
57 Administration of Senna occidentalis seeds to juvenile rats: effects on hematological parameters and immune lymphoid organs
58 Mascagnia exotropica poisoning in ruminants
59 Relationship between a Peculiar Form of Hydropic-Vacuolar Degeneration of the Distal Convolute Tubules, Monofluoroacetate Poisoning, and Plants that Cause ‘Sudden Death’ in Brazil
60 Poisoning by Mascagnia rigida in goats and sheep
61 Hematological, Biochemical, and Urinary Alterations of Enzootic Bovine Hematuria in Dairy Cows in the Caparaó Microregion, Espírito Santo State, Brazil
62 Upper urinary tract lesions associated with enzootic bovine hematuria
63 Similarities between non-neoplastic urinary bladder lesions in bovine enzootic hematuria and those induced by radiotherapy in humans
64 Immunosuppression induced by Pteridium aquilinum facilitates the development of lung carcinogenesis
65 Outbreak of acute poisoning by bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum) in cattle
66 Immunosuppressive effects of Pteridium aquilinum on natural killer cells of mice and its prevention with selenium
67 Toxic Nephrosis in Cattle from Pernambuco State, Northeastern Brazil Associated with the Ingestion of Thiloa glaucocarpa
68 Osteolathyrism in calves in Uruguay
69 Cyanide toxicity and interference with diet selection in quail
70 Toxicity to honey bees from pollen from several plants in northeastern Brazil
71 Vetch (Vicia villosa) poisoning in cattle in the State of Santa Catarina
72 Baccharis pteronioides toxicity
73 Toxicity of Dieffenbachia spp. with a focus on livestock poisoning
74 Morphological, morphometric, and histochemical analysis of the large intestine of rabbits intoxicated with Solanum glaucophyllum (duraznillo blanco)
75 Enzootic calcinosis of sheep in Uruguay
76 Enzootic calcinosis in ruminants from central Brazil
77 Radiographic monitoring of lesions induced by Solanum malacoxylon (Solanaceae) poisoning in rabbits
78 Spontaneous intoxication by Solanum malacoxylon in Bubalus bubalis in northern pantanal of Mato Grosso, Brazil
79 Experimental poisoning by Nierembergia rivularis in sheep of Uruguay
80 Spontaneous nitrate/nitrite poisoning in cattle fed with oats (Avena sativa) and ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil
81 Poisoning of sheep by shells of Jatropha curcas seeds
82 Toxicology study of ethanolic extract from aerial parts of Jatropha gossypiifolia L. in rats
Mycotoxins and Other Toxins
83 Changes in carbohydrate expression in the cervical spinal cord of mice intoxicated with perivitellin PV2 from Pomacea canaliculata
84 Zearalenone: an estrogenic mycotoxin with immunotoxic effects
85 Ethanol poisoning in cattle by ingestion of waste beer yeast in Brazil
86 Immunotoxic and toxic evaluation of subchronic exposure to saxitoxin in rats
87 Geitlerinema unigranulatum (cyanobacteria) extract induces alterations in microcirculation and ischemic injury
88 Production of a saxitoxin standard from cyanobacteria
89 Differential diagnosis between plant poisonings and snakebites in cattle in Brazil
90 The use of the guinea pig model in detecting diplodiosis, a neuromycotoxicosis of ruminants
Toxic Compounds and Chemical Methods
91 Acute toxicity of selenium compounds commonly found in seleniumaccumulator plants
92 Agricultural and pharmaceutical applications of Chilean soapbark tree (Quillaja saponaria) saponins
93 Concentration and effect in mice of the essential oil pulegone from Mentha pulegium, a suspected toxic plant in eastern Uruguay
94 Effect of MDL-type alkaloids on tall larkspur toxicosis
95 LC/MS/MS analysis of the daphnane orthoester simplexin in poisonous Pimelea species of Australian rangelands
96 The physiological effects and toxicokinetics of tall larkspur (Delphinium barbeyi) alkaloids in cattle
97 Lupine-induced ‘crooked calf disease’ in Washington and Oregon: identification of the alkaloid profiles of Lupinus sericeus, Lupinus sulphureus, and Lupinus leucophyllus
98 Comparative study of monocrotaline toxicity on peritoneal macrophage activity when dosed for 14 or 28 days
99 Effects of lantadenes on mitochondrial bioenergetics
100 Determination of the relative toxicity of enantiomers with cell- based assays
101 Rotenoids, neurotoxic principles of seeds from Aeschynomene indica (Leguminosae)
102 Chemistry of Dieffenbachia picta
103 Alkaloid profiles of Mimosa tenuiflora and associated methods of analysis
104 Distribution of Delphinium occidentale chemotypes and their potential toxicity
105 Conditioned aversion induced by Baccharis coridifolia in sheep and cattle
106 A potential krimpsiekte vaccine
107 Environmental effects on concentrations of plant secondary compounds: finding a healthy balance
108 Maintaining aversion to Geigeria ornativa (vermeerbos) in sheep by means of continuous exposure to an aversive mixture presented in a self-feeder
109 Conditioned flavor aversion and location avoidance in hamsters from toxic extract of tall larkspur (Delphinium barbeyi)
110 Conditioning taste aversion to Mascagnia rigida (Malpighiaceae) in sheep
111 Amended method of averting cattle to yellow tulp (Moraea pallida)
112 Reproductive study of Chenopodium ambrosioides aqueous extract in rats
113 Investigation of Cereus jamacaru ethanol extract effects in rats
114 Marketing of boldo (Plectranthus neochilium and Peumus boldus Molina) by salesmen of medical plants in Campina Grande, Paraíba
115 Evaluation of hemolytic and spasmolytic activities of Sargassum polyceratium Montagne (Sargassaceae)
116 Investigation of Hemolytic and Spasmolytic Activities of the Total Alkaloid Fraction from Root Bark of Solanum paludosum Moric. (Solanaceae)
117 Hemolytic and spasmolytic assays of Solanum asterophorum Mart. (Solanaceae)
118 Evaluation of the cytotoxic and spasmolytic activities of Solanum asperum Rich. (Solanaceae)
119 Chemical analysis of toxic principles in preparations of Ruta graveolens and Petiveria alliacea
120 Antimicrobial effect of an extract of Anacardium occidentale Linn against clinical isolates of multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
121 Evaluation of hepatotoxicity induced by Piper methysticum
122 Toxic effects of Baccharis trimera on pregnant rats and their conceptuses
123 Toxicity in mice of the total alkaloid fraction of Chondrodendron platyphyllum
124 Evaluation of anticholinesterasic activity of strain SPC 920 – Geitlerinema unigranulatum (Oscillatoriales, cyanobacteria)