Exposure to Ergot Alkaloids During Gestation Reduces Fetal Growth in Sheep
Tall fescue [Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) Darbysh; Schedonorus phoenix (Scop.) Holub] is the primary cool season perennial grass in the eastern U.S. Most tall fescue contains an endophyte (Neotyphodium coenophialum), which produces ergot alkaloids that cause vasoconstriction and could restrict bloo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-08-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Chemistry |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fchem.2014.00068/full |