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This chapter presents the results of a study conducted to investigate the abortifacient effect of L. acutangula tea in rats. Eleven pregnant Wistar female rats were used for the experiment. On the 15th day of gestation, 6 rats were dosed by gavage with the infusion of L. acutangula at 10 ml/kg body ...
This chapter (i) describes spontaneous cases of poisoning by Aspidosperma pyrifolium; (ii) characterizes the toxicity of this plant in rats; and (iii) investigates the cytotoxicity by in vitro tests. Naturally occurring cases of poisoning were observed on 6 farms in the region of the cities of...
The objective of this study is to develop a model for prenatal toxicological studies in ruminants and evaluate the effects of the maternal exposure to potassium cyanide (KCN) during pregnancy in both the dams and the litter. The largest KCN dose (3.0 mg KCN/kg/day) promoted maternal toxicity.