title: Solanum torvum as a causative agent of enzootic calcinosis in Papua, New Guinea.
abstract: Inclusion of dried powdered leaves of Solanum torvum Swartz (collected in Papua, New Guinea) in the diet of rats induced hypercalcaemai rapidly and hyperphosphataemia more slowly; soft tissue calcification was most evident in the kidney and lung. Solanum torvum may be a causative agent of enzootic calcinosis in cattle in Papua, New Guinea.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D009512:New Guinea; D010710:Phosphates / Q000097:blood; D010939:Plant Poisoning / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D051381:Rats; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D010710:Phosphates; D002118:Calcium