Clinical signs and chemical confirmation of 4-aminopyridine poisoning in horses.
4-Aminopyridine poisoning in horses was diagnosed. Specific methods, utilizing thin-layer and high-performance liquid chromatography, were developed for determining the compound in stomach contents and corn bait. The lethal dose was estimated  at 2 to 3 mg/kg of body weight.
D000818:Animals; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006736:Horses; D008099:Liver / Q000032:analysis; D008722:Methods; D011725:Pyridines / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000506:poisoning*; D003313:Zea mays / Q000032:analysis
D011725:Pyridines