Poisonous Plants and Related Toxins -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Dedications -- Chapter 1 Evolution of Toxins and Anti-nutritional Factors in Plants with Special Emphasis on Leguminosae -- Chapter 2 Lack of Apparent Base Sequence Preference of Activated Pyrrolizidine Alkoloid Cross-links with DNA -- Chapter 3 Correlation of an Endophytic Fungus (Alternaria spp.) with the Presence of Swainsonine in Lambert Locoweed (Oxytropis lambertii) -- Chapter 4 Delphinium Alkaloid Toxicosis in Cattle from Switzerland -- Chapter 5 Toxicity of a Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid, Riddlelliine, in Neonatal Pigs -- Chapter 6 Bacteria and Corynetoxin-like Toxins in Nematode Seed-galls in Festuca nigrescens from North America and New Zealand -- Chapter 7 Preliminary In Vitro Studies of Cistus salvifolius Leaves in Relation to Metabolic Disorders in Sheep -- Chapter 8 Fusarochromanone and Wortmannin: Novel Fusarium Toxins -- Chapter 9 Improved Methods for the Extraction and Purification of Corynetoxins for Preparative or Analytical Purposes using Water Solubilizing Additives -- Chapter 10 Nephrotic Syndrome in Cattle Caused by the Shrub Nolletia gariepina in the Kalahari Sandveld of southern Africa -- Chapter 11 The Concentration of Steroidal Sapogenins in and the Degree of Fungal Infection on Narthecium ossifragum Plants in More and Romsdal County, Norway -- Chapter 12 Calcinosis in Ruminants due to Plant Poisoning: Contributions on the Pathogenesis -- Chapter 13 Evaluation of Ipomoea carnea Toxicity to Growing Goats: Clinical, Biochemical, Haematological and Pathological Alterations -- Chapter 14 Chemical and Pharmacological Investigation of Macrocyclic Diterpenoids Isolated from Euphorbia Species -- Chapter 15 Disposition of Swainsonine in Sheep Following Acute Oral Exposure.

Chapter 16 Stimulating Effect of Aflatoxin B1 on Lipid Peroxidation in the In Vitro Model Systems -- Chapter 17 An Indirect Competitive ELISA for Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids of Heliotropium europaeum -- Chapter 18 Victor King Chesnut (1867-1938), a Poisonous Plant Pioneer -- Chapter 19 Phomopsin Intoxication of the Rat Causes Prodigious Loss of Bodyweight and Liver weight -- Chapter 20 The Role of Condensed Tannins on the Rumen Degradation of Lotus pedunculatus -- Chapter 21 Cyclopiazonic Acid: Food Chain Contaminant? -- Chapter 22 Calystegines Isolated from Ipomoea spp. Possibly Associated with an Ataxia Syndrome in Cattle in North Western Australia -- Chapter 23 Spectrofluorometric Analysis of Phylloerythrin in Plasma and Skin from Sheep Suffering from Hepatogenous Photosensitization -- Chapter 24 Plants Toxic for Domestic Animals in the State of Paraiba, Northeastern Brazil -- Chapter 25 Occurrence of Cyanogenic Glycosides in Seeds and Seedlings of Idiospermum australiense, a Primitivee Rainforest Angiosperm from Tropical Australia -- Chapter 26 Photosensitization in Cattle in Southern Brazil -- Chapter 27 Transformed Root Cultures of Solanum dulcamara and Production of Secondary Metabolites -- Chapter 28 Antibacterial Properties of Phytochemicals in Aromatic Plants in Poultry Diets -- Chapter 29 Microbial Metabolism of Tannins -- Chapter 30 Modulation of Escherichia coli Shiga Toxin Activity on Vero Cells by the use of the Secondary Plant Compound Swainsonine -- Chapter 31 The Identification of Corynetoxin-like Tunicaminyluracil-glycolipids from Nematode Galls in Festuca nigrescens from North America and New Zealand -- Chapter 32 The Metabolism of Saponins from Yucca schidigera in Sheep -- Chapter 33 Ecological, Physiological and Behavioural Interactions between Marsupial Folivores and Eucalyptus Antifeedants.

Chapter 34 PCR Amplification for Detection of Synergistes jonesii, the Ruminal Bacterium that Degrades the Toxins of Leucaena leucocephala -- Chapter 35 Bracken Fern (genus Pteridium) Toxicity - a Global Problem -- Chapter 36 Histochemical Studies of Bracken Fern: Localization of Phenolic and Tannin Defences in Bracken Accessions along an Altitudinal gradient in the Neotropics -- Chapter 37 Chronic Toxicity in Cattle due to Pteridium aquilinum (Bracken Fern) in Tarija Department, Bolivia: an Interdisciplinary Investigation -- Chapter 38 Ptaquiloside in Bracken and in Topsoil in 20 Danish Bracken Populations -- Chapter 39 Pathological Aspects of Cyanobacterial Toxicity -- Chapter 40 Effect of Senna occidentalis Seed in Laying Hens: Evaluation of the Toxicity and Egg Production -- Chapter 41 Intoxication by Crotalaria retusa in Ruminants and Equidae in the State of Paraiba, Northeastern Brazil -- Chapter 42 Pathology of Experimental Stemodia kingii Intoxication in the Mouse -- Chapter 43 A Procedure for the Estimation of the Daily Intake of Saponins from Pasture Sheep -- Chapter 44 Exposure of Native Australian Parrots to Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids -- Chapter 45 Poisonous Sedges: the Galegine Content of Schoenus rigens at various Growth Stages -- Chapter 46 Lupin Non-starch Polysaccharides and their Effects on Chickens -- Chapter 47 Lectin Histochemical Study of Lipopigments Present in the Cerebellum of Solanum fastigiatum var. fastigiatum Intoxicated Cattle -- Chapter 48 Ipomoea carnea Induced Enhanced Macrophage Activity (Phagocytosis and Peroxide Production) in Immunocompetent Rats -- Chapter 49 Advanced Multidimensional NMR Experiments as Tools for Structure Determination of Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids -- Chapter 50 Characterization of Steroidal Sapogenins in Panicum virgatum L. (Switchgrass).

Chapter 51 Common Natural and Experimental Plant Intoxications in Animals Reported in Cuba -- Chapter 52 Intoxication by Prosopis juliflora Pods (Mesquite Beans) in Cattle and Goats in Northeastern Brazil -- Chapter 53 Screening Poisonus Plant Toxins for Cytotoxicity using Bovine Embryos Produced by In Vitro Fertilization Techniques -- Chapter 54 Growth of Bracken in Denmark and the Content of Ptaquiloside in Fronds, Rhizomes and Roots -- Chapter 55 Poisonous Plant Research: Biomedical Applications -- Chapter 56 Essential Amino Acids and Antimetabolites in the Seed Kernel of an Unconventional Legume, Gila Bean (Entada phaseoloides Merrill) -- Chapter 57 The Detection and Estimation of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids in Plants and Feeds using and ELISA -- Chapter 58 Monocrotaline Pyrrole Protein Targets in Pulmonary Artery Endothelial Cells -- Chapter 59 Analysis of Corynetoxins: a Comparative Study of an Indirect Competitive ELISA and HPLC -- Chapter 60 Pavetamine: an Inhibitor of Protein Synthesis in the Heart -- Chapter 61 Effects of the Mycotoxins Lolitrem B and Paxilline on Gastrointestinal Smooth Muscle, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems and Temperature in Sheep -- Chapter 62 Conditioned Feed Aversion as a Means of Preventing Sheep from Grazing Vermeerbos (Geigeria ornativa) -- Chapter 63 Prenatal Toxicity of Cyanide in Goats - a Model for Teratological Studies in Ruminants -- Chapter 64 The Clinical and Morphological Changes of Intermittent Locoweed (Oxytropis sericea) Poisoning in Sheep -- Chapter 65 Biological Control of the Toxic Shrub Juniper -- Chapter 66 The Effect on Quail of Feed Contaminated with the Mycotoxin Aurofusarin -- Chapter 67 Effect of Tunicamycins on GlcNAc-1-P Transferase Activity in Rat Tissues and Toxic Effects during Pregnancy and Lactation.

Chapter 68 Experiences with the Quantitative Trace Analysis of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids using GCMS and LCMS -- Chapter 69 Perinatal Study of Senna occidentalis Intoxication in Rabbits -- Chapter 70 Fetal Effects of Maternal Ingestion of Solanum malacoxylon: Evaluation in Rats -- Chapter 71 A Survey of Venezuelan Plants Toxic to Livestock and their Potential as Anti-insect Materials -- Chapter 72 Dietary Butylated Hydroxytoluene Protects Against Aflatoxicosis in Turkeys -- Chapter 73 Mycotoxins in Agricultural Crops -- Chapter 74 Intoxication by Ramaria flavo-brunnescens in Domestic Animals -- Chpater 75 Natural Antioxidants and Mycotoxins: Theoretical Considerations and Practical Applications -- Chapter 76 Rumex obtusifolius: It's Costs and the Benefits of Control -- Chapter 77 Effect of Varying Trypsin Inhibitor Activity of Full Fat Soya on Nutritional Value for Broiler Chicks -- Chapter 78 The Bioactivity-guided Isolation and Structural Identification of Two Novel Toxic Steroidal Glucosides, Stemodiosides B3 and B4 from Stemodia kingii -- Chapter 79 The Effect of Pattern of Feeding on the Development of Food Preferences in Goats in Response to Positive and Negative Postingestive Consequences -- Chapter 80 Conditioned Feed Aversions as a Means of Preventing Intake of Yellow-tulp (Homeria pallida) by Livestock -- Chapter 81 Plant-associated Diseases, Either New or New to the State, Encountered Over the Last Decade (1991-2001) in Western Australia -- Chapter 82 Steroidal Sapogenins and Saponins in Narthecium ossifragum from Scotland -- Chapter 83 Transfer of Cyanide and its Main Metabolite Thiocyanate in Milk: Study of Cyanogenic Plants Ingestion during Lactation in Goats -- Chapter 84 The Effect of Feeding Broilers Tall Fescue Grass (Festuca arundinacea) Seeds Containing the Endophyte Toxin Ergovaline on Ascites Syndrome Morbidity.

Chapter 85 Bovine Enzootic Haematuria on Sao Miguel Island - Azores.