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 react...

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Main Authors: Beynon Robert J, Matthews Jacqueline B, Knottenbelt Derek, Moore Rowan E, Whitfield Phillip D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-08-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1746-6148/4/30