Cases of ergotism in livestock and associated ergot alkaloid concentrations in feed
Ergot-induced disease was known long before Biblical times and has been the root cause for countless human epidemics spanning from the early fourteenth century to the late sixteenth century. In contrast, many of these same ergot alkaloids have been utilized for their medicinal properties to mitigate...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-02-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Chemistry |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fchem.2015.00008/full |