The effect of the administration of Solanum malacoxylon on the chick.
Replacement of the drinking water of chicks maintained on a normal mixed protein diet with an aqueous extract containing the equivalent of 5 g of the dried leaves of Solanum malacoxylon (DLSM) per 100 ml for one month produces a hypercalcaemia (23-49 per cent), hypomagnesamia (28-37 per cent), hypophosphataemia (26-34 per cent), hypouricaemia (29-34 per cent) and a decrease in plasma alkaline phosphatase activity (54-98 per cent). The ash content of the defatted, dried tibiae and the body weight of the DLSM treated chicks were also significantly lower (37-7 per cent and 17-79 per cent respectively) than the corresponding values for the untreated birds. The results obtained are similar to those reported for hypervitaminosis D3 in the chick.
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D002645:Chickens / Q000378:metabolism*; D008274:Magnesium / Q000097:blood; D010710:Phosphates / Q000097:blood; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010944:Plants; D013977:Tibia / Q000032:analysis; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood; D014867:Water
D010710:Phosphates; D010936:Plant Extracts; D014867:Water; D014527:Uric Acid; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D008274:Magnesium; D002118:Calcium