title: Toxic effects of Mascagnia rigida in laboratory animals.
abstract: Mascagnia rigida (Malpigheacea) is a toxic plant to cattle in Brazil. The extract prepared from the dried leaves of M rigida was administered to rats, mice, guinea pigs, hamsters and rabbits. Rabbits were the best animal model to study the toxic effects of M rigida.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Batatinha
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: De-Souza-Spinosa
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Bernardi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D001938:Brazil; D010939:Plant Poisoning / Q000662:veterinary; D010947:Plants, Toxic