Solanum torvum as a causative agent of enzootic calcinosis in Papua, New Guinea.
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.
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*
D010710:Phosphates; D002118:Calcium