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2090266

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-5-31
pubmed:abstractText
Brunfelsia calcyina var. floribunda is an ornamental evergreen shrub found in the United States. A diagnosis of the fatal intoxication of a canine due to consumption of plant material (primarily berries) was made. The significant features of the clinical constellation were similar to those seen with substances interfering with the neurotransmission process, such as lathyrus or strychnine. Necropsy findings on the canine were unrevealing. Toxicologic studies performed on mice and rats with ground shrub material demonstrated that all parts of this plant are toxic, but unequally so. All plant preparations produced signs similar to those of a spinal convulsant. There were no distinguishing gross pathologic or histopathologic findings associated with the toxicoses induced in the laboratory animals with preparations from this plant. The toxic principles from this shrub are water soluble and very stable. The ability of aqueous extracts stored at 4 C to produce the clinical syndrome and subsequent lethality remained unchanged over a period of 4 months. Exposures are not always fatal. They most often occur in the canine and there is a significant hazard for small children.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1040-6387
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
A toxicological investigation of the garden shrub Brunfelsia calcyina var. floribunda (yesterday-today-and-tomorrow) in three species.
pubmed:affiliation
Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, College Station 77841-3040.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports