Poisoning by Astragalus garbancillo var. garbancillo in Sheep in Northwestern Argentina

Several toxic plants produce lysosomal storage of glycoproteins and mainly nervous clinical disorders. A disease caused by the consumption of Astragalus garbancillo var. garbancillo in sheep from northwestern Argentina is described here. The affected animals presented weight loss, listlessness, stag...

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Autores principales: Micheloud, Juan Francisco, Marin, R., Martínez, A., Gardner, D. R., Gimeno, Eduardo Juan
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2017
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/95135
https://ri.conicet.gov.ar/11336/67229
https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/oc/np/PoisonousPlants/Fall2017/poisoning.pdf
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topic Ciencias Veterinarias
Ciencias Agrarias
Northwestern
Sheep
Swainsonine
Astragalus garbancillo var. garbancillo
Argentina
spellingShingle Ciencias Veterinarias
Ciencias Agrarias
Northwestern
Sheep
Swainsonine
Astragalus garbancillo var. garbancillo
Argentina
Micheloud, Juan Francisco
Marin, R.
Martínez, A.
Gardner, D. R.
Gimeno, Eduardo Juan
Poisoning by Astragalus garbancillo var. garbancillo in Sheep in Northwestern Argentina
topic_facet Ciencias Veterinarias
Ciencias Agrarias
Northwestern
Sheep
Swainsonine
Astragalus garbancillo var. garbancillo
Argentina
description Several toxic plants produce lysosomal storage of glycoproteins and mainly nervous clinical disorders. A disease caused by the consumption of Astragalus garbancillo var. garbancillo in sheep from northwestern Argentina is described here. The affected animals presented weight loss, listlessness, staggering gait, and ataxia. Histopathological studies revealed cellular vacuolation in several organs, mainly in the central nervous system (CNS). The material accumulated in the cells was positive for lectins LCA (Lens culinaris agglutinin), sWGA (succinyl–Triticum vulgaris agglutinin), and Con A (Concanavalin A). Finally, the presence of toxic levels of swainsonine was detected in composite samples of the plant. Poisoning by Astragalus garbancillo var. garbancillo was characterized as α-mannosidosis of plant origin.
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author Micheloud, Juan Francisco
Marin, R.
Martínez, A.
Gardner, D. R.
Gimeno, Eduardo Juan
author_facet Micheloud, Juan Francisco
Marin, R.
Martínez, A.
Gardner, D. R.
Gimeno, Eduardo Juan
author_sort Micheloud, Juan Francisco
title Poisoning by Astragalus garbancillo var. garbancillo in Sheep in Northwestern Argentina
title_short Poisoning by Astragalus garbancillo var. garbancillo in Sheep in Northwestern Argentina
title_full Poisoning by Astragalus garbancillo var. garbancillo in Sheep in Northwestern Argentina
title_fullStr Poisoning by Astragalus garbancillo var. garbancillo in Sheep in Northwestern Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Poisoning by Astragalus garbancillo var. garbancillo in Sheep in Northwestern Argentina
title_sort poisoning by astragalus garbancillo var. garbancillo in sheep in northwestern argentina
publishDate 2017
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/95135
https://ri.conicet.gov.ar/11336/67229
https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/oc/np/PoisonousPlants/Fall2017/poisoning.pdf
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