Aspects of the toxicology of the bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum)

Aspects of the toxicology of bracken (Pteridium aguilinum) were studied in sub-acute and chronic studies using male Wistar-albino rats. In a chronic study, bracken induced ileal adenomas in an 8.5 month period but after 24 months, no tumours were seen in both the quercetin- and shikimate-fed rats. T...

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Main Author: Ogunbiyi, Adetokunbo Olawale
Published: University of Surrey 1987
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.377980