title: Thapsia garganica L: a poisonous plant of North Africa.
abstract: Poisoning of livestock by ingestion of Thapsia garganica L, common plant in many countries of North Africa, is described.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pharmacie-Toxicologie, Ecole Nationale de Medecine Veterinaire, Sidi-Thabet, Tunisia.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: El Bahri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Makhlouf
mesh_terms: D000352:Africa, Northern; D029969:Angelica; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D019661:Apiaceae; D002208:Caproates / Q000032:analysis; D002210:Caprylates / Q000032:analysis; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology; D045782:Hemiterpenes; D006801:Humans; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D051379:Mice; D010421:Pentanoic Acids / Q000032:analysis; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry / Q000506:poisoning; D010947:Plants, Toxic / Q000506:poisoning*; D011041:Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D051381:Rats; D019284:Thapsigargin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D002208:Caproates; D002210:Caprylates; D045782:Hemiterpenes; D010421:Pentanoic Acids; C008216:isovaleric acid; C037652:hexanoic acid; D019284:Thapsigargin; C031492:octanoic acid