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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Main Authors: Susan Kay Duckett, Scott L Pratt, John Glen Andrae
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Chemistry
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fchem.2014.00068/full