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| Peixoto,Paulo Vargas; França,Ticiana Nascimento; Cunha,Bernardo Melo; Tavares,Danielle Valadão Albernaz Mattos; Brito,Marilene Farias. |
| Poisoning of a goat by Leucaena leucocephalai (Leg. Mimosoideae) in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is described. Fresh leaves of the plant were ingested as the animal's main meal for at least 4 months before it developed total alopecia. At necropsy the thyroid was moderately enlarged. Histological examination revealed a decrease in the number of hair follicles (empty or in telogenic phase), vacuolation of keratinocytes of the epidermis and hair follicles, and superficial and follicular hyperkeratosis. Myxedema was found between skeletal and cardiac muscles fibers, in the kidneys, and in the submucosa/muscular layer of the digestive tract. The thyroid follicles were enlarged and filled with copious amounts of colloid (colloidal goiter). Although L.... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Leucaena leucocephalai goat spontaneous poisoning mimosine 3; 4-DHP. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782008000200044 |
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