PMID- 21575778 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110908 LR - 20110517 IS - 1558-4240 (Electronic) IS - 0749-0720 (Linking) VI - 27 IP - 2 DP - 2011 Jul TI - Pyrrolizidine alkaloid-containing toxic plants (Senecio, Crotalaria, Cynoglossum, Amsinckia, Heliotropium, and Echium spp.). PG - 419-28, ix LID - 10.1016/j.cvfa.2011.02.013 [doi] AB - Pyrrolizidine alkaloid (PA)-containing plants are found throughout the world and are probably the most common plant cause of poisoning of livestock, wildlife, and humans. PAs are potent liver toxins that under some conditions can be carcinogenic. This article briefly introduces high-risk North American PA-containing plants, summarizing their toxicity and subsequent pathology. Current diagnostic techniques, treatments, and strategies to avoid losses to PA poisoning are also reviewed. CI - Published by Elsevier Inc. FAU - Stegelmeier, Bryan L AU - Stegelmeier BL AD - USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory, 1150 East, 1400 North, Logan, UT 84341, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract JT - The Veterinary clinics of North America. Food animal practice JID - 8511905 RN - 0 (Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Boraginaceae/anatomy & histology/*chemistry/classification MH - Crotalaria/anatomy & histology/*chemistry/classification MH - Humans MH - Plants, Toxic/*chemistry MH - Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids/chemistry/pharmacokinetics/pharmacology/*toxicity MH - Senecio/anatomy & histology/*chemistry/classification EDAT- 2011/05/18 06:00 MHDA- 2011/09/09 06:00 CRDT- 2011/05/18 06:00 PHST- 2011/05/18 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/05/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/09/09 06:00 [medline] AID - S0749-0720(11)00015-6 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.cvfa.2011.02.013 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract. 2011 Jul;27(2):419-28, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2011.02.013.