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**ISOPP 2** **Plant Toxicology (1984)***Edited by*: A.A. Seawright, M.P. Hegarty, L.F. James, and R.F. Keeler*Published by*: Dominion Press - Hedges & Bell, Melbourne, 1985, 625 pages, ISBN 0-7242-1217-1 **Chapters/Sections**I.  Poisonous Plants: Economic and General Aspects:Economic Loss Due to Poisonous Plants in Australia *(C.C.J. Culvenor)*, page 3The Cost of Cattle Deaths from Toxic Plants in Queensland, 1972-1981 *(R.A. McKenzie)*, page 14Economic Aspects of Plant Poisonings of Livestock in United States *(Darwin B. Nielsen and Lynn F. James)*, page 24Management of Selected Poisonous Plants on Semiarid Rangelands in West Texas with Herbicides *(Darrell N. Ueckert)*, page 32Chemotaxonomic Methods of Identifying Poisonous Compounds in Plants *(M. Coburn Williams)*, page 42The Biological Significance of Secondary Metabolites in Plants *(E.A. Bell)*, page 50II.  Treatment and Prevention of Plant Toxicoses:Treatment of Lantana Poisoning of Cattle and Sheep *(Christopher S. McSweeney, Coralie Stewart, and Michael A. Pass)*, page 61Pithomycotoxicosis (Facial Eczema) in New Zealand and the Use of Zinc Salts for its Prevention *(B.L. Smith and N.R. Towers)*, page 70The Prevention of Lupinosis in Sheep *(J.G. Allen, P.McR. Wood, K.P. Croker, W.A. Cowling, and D.N. Sawkins)*, page 80Dietary Additives for Protection against Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid Toxicosis in Livestock *(P.R. Cheeke)*, page 89Immunophysiological Control of Phyto-Oestrogen Toxicity *(R.I. Cox)*, page 98III.  Baterial Degradation of Plant Toxins:Leucaena Toxicity and the Ruminal Degradation of Mimosine *(R.J. Jones)*, page 111Anaerobic Oxalate-Degrading Bacteria of the Gastrointestinal Tract *(Milton J. Allison)*, page 120IV.  Simple Phytotoxins:Toxicological Implications of Environmental Pollution of Vegetation *(J.L. Shupe, H.B. Peterson, and A.E. Olson)*, page 129Pathology of Experimental Locoweed and Selenium Poisoning in Pigs *(W.J. Hartley, L.F. James, H. Broquist, and K.E. Panter)*, page 141Poisoning of Horses by Oxalate in Grasses *(R.A. McKenzie)*, page 150V.  Toxicity Problems Associated with Feed Grains:The Tolerance of Pigs to the Contamination of Grain with Seeds of *Sesbania cannabina (Kevin C. Williams and Lindsay J. Daniels)*, page 157The Effects on Pigs and Chickens of Feeding Grain Contaminated with Seeds of *Corchorus olitorius (S.J. Johnson)*, page 165Some Toxicological Aspects of Grain Amaranth for Pigs *(Albert Takken and John K. Connor)*, page 170VI.  Toxicity of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids:Molecular Basis of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid Toxicity - Recent Studies *(A.R. Mattocks)*, page 181The Toxicity of *Echium plantagineum* (Paterson's Curse) *(J.E. Peterson)*, page 191Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid Infusion in Sheep *(A. Morrie Craig, Linda L. Blythe, and E. Duane Lassen)*, page 200Variation in Toxic Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid Content of Plants, Associated with Site, Stage of Growth and Environmental Conditions *(A. Earl Johnson and Russell J. Molyneux)*, page 209The Biosynthesis of C Macrocyclic Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids and Identification of Pyrrolizidine Metabolites *(H.J. Segall)*, page 219Gas Chromatography of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids *(J.A. Edgar)*, page 227Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid Poisoning of Cattle and Horses in New South Wales *(J.T. Sherman and K.H. Walker)*, page 235VII.  Toxicity of Indolizidine Alkaloids:The Isolation and Identification of a Toxic Principle from *Swainsona canescens (Steven M Colegate, Peter R. Dorling, and Clive R. Huxtable)*, page 249The Pathogenesis of Chronic *Swainsona sp.* Toxicity *(P.R. Dorling, C.R. Huxtable, S.M. Colegate, and B.G. Winchester)*, page 255Chemistry of Toxic Constituents of Locoweed (*Astragalus & Oxytropis*) Species *(R.J. Molyneux, L.F. James, and K.E. Panter)*, page 266Biochemical and Pathological Effects of Swainsonine and Locoweed in the Pig *(D.R.P. Tulsiani, H.P. Broquist, L.F. James, and O. Touster)*, page 279characterization of Oligosaccharides from Locoweed-Poisoned Sheep and Comparison with Bovine Mannosidosis *(P.F. Daniel, C.D. Warren, L.F. James, and R.D. Jolly)*, page 290Swainsonine Production in the Mold *Rhizoctonia leguminicola (H.P. Broquist, P.S. Mason, B. Wickwire, R. Hoffman, M.J. Schneider, and T.M. Harris)*, page 301The Chemistry and Biological Activity of Castanospermine and other Polyhydroxy Alkaloids *(R.J. Nash, S.V. Evans, L.E. Fellows, and E.A. Bell)*, page 309VIII.  Plant Teratogens and Related Toxins:Comparative Clinical and Pathologic Aspects of *Nicotiana glauca* and *Nicotiana tabacum* Teratogenicity in Swine *(M. Ward Crowe and Richard F. Keeler)*, page 317Anabasine, a Teratogen frm the *Nicotiana* genus *(Richard F. Keeler and M. Ward Crowe)*, page 324Application of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy to the Determination of Structure and Configuration of Steroidal Amine Teratogens *(William Garfield)*, page 334Studies on the Mechanism of Veratrum Teratogenicity *(F.R.P. Sim, B.G. Livett, C.A. Browne, and R.F. Keeler)*, page 344Effects of Locoweed on Reproduction in Livestock *(K.E. Panter and L.F. James)*, page 349IX.  Plant Irritants and Neuromuscular Toxins:Skin-Irritant and Tumor-Promoting Compounds of Plants of the Euphorbiaceae *(A. Douglas Kinghorn)*, page 357Antitumour and Irritant Diterpenoid Esters of Thymelaeaceae Species *(M.I. Tyler and M.E.H. Howden)*, page 367Advances in Tropane Alkaloid Research *(William J. Griffin)*, page 375The Toxicity of *Stypandra imbricata (C.R. Huxtable, P.R. Dorling, and S.M. Colegate)*, page 381The Chemistry and Pathology of Meliatoxins A and B. Constituents from the Fruit of *Melia azedarach* L. *var australasica (P.B. Oelrichs, M.W. Hill, P.J. Vallely, J.K. MacLeod, and T.F. Molinski)*, page 387Myopathies Associated with *Cassia* spp *(E. Murl Bailey Jr.)*, page 395Toxicity in Sheep due to *Ixiolaena brevicompta (K.H. Walker and G.L. Ford)*, page 401X.  Plant-Induced Cardiac and Pulmonary Disease:White Snakeroot (*Eupatorium rugosum*) Poisoning. Clinical Effects Associated with Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle Lesions in Experimental Equine Toxicoses *(J.L. White, H.L. Shivaprasad, L.J. Thompson, and W.B. Buck)*, page 411Intoxication of Horses by *Eupatorium adenophorum* and *E. riparium* in Australia *(B.M. O'Sullivan, J.A. Gibson, and R.A. McKenzie)*, page 423New Cardiac Glycosids (Cardenolides) from *Asclepias* Species *(J.N. Seiber, S.M. Lee, M.M. McChesney, T.R. Watson, C.J. Nelson, and L.P. Brower)*, page 427Relationship of Locoweed to Congestive Right Heart Failure in Cattle *(L.F. James, W.J. Hartley, K.E. Panter, and D.B. Nielsen)*, page 438Analysis and Metabolism of Nitrotoxins in Cattle and Sheep *(W. Majak, K.J. Cheng, A.D. Muir, and M.A. Pass)*, page 446Pteridophyte Intoxication of Livestock in Australia *(B.F. Chick, C. Quinn, and B.V. McCleary)*, page 453The Toxicity of Myomontanone, a Lung-Damaging Furanoses-quiterpene from *Myoporum montanum (J. Hrdlicka, A.A. Seawright, J.G. Allen, and J. Hastie)*, page 465The Toxic Principle of Bitterweed (*Hymenoxon odorata*) *(B.J. Camp)*, page 473Chemistry and Toxic Effects of *Verbesina enceloiodes (P.B. Oelrichs, P.J. Vallely, J.K. MacLeod, and I.A.S. Lewis)*, page 479XI.  Plant Hepatotoxins:The Pathogenesis of Lantana Poisoning *(Michael A. Pass, Sandra Pollitt, Miriam W. Goosem, and Christopher S. McSweeney)*, page 487*Panicum* spp. Toxicity in Southern U.S.A. *(E. Murl Bailey Jr.)*, page 495Cyanobacterial (Blue-Green Algae) Toxicity of Livestock *(A.R.B. Jackson, M.T.C. Runnegar, I.R. Falconer, and A. McInnes)*, page 499Furanoid Urinary Metabolites Of (-)-Ngaione in the Rat *(J.C. Ng, A.A. Seawright, and B.N. Venzke)*, page 512Sawfly Larval Poisoning of Cattle in Queensland *(R.A. McKenzie, R.J. Rogers, and P.B. Oelrichs)*, page 524Experimental Poisoning of Mice and Sheep with *Cestrum parqui (K. Kudo, W.R. Kelly, and P.B. Oelrichs)*, page 533Hepatic Fatty Cirrhosis (Hard Yellow Liver) of Domestic and Wild Ruminants *(E. Murl Bailey Jr.)*, page 541XII.  Field Intoxications of Microbial Origin:Annual Ryegrass Toxicity: A Review *(D.A. Purcell)*, page 553Are Farmers Controlling Annual Ryegrass Toxicity in South Australia? *(A.C. McKay, J.M. Fisher, R. Giesecke, and J. Crosby)*, page 559Causative Action of Corynetoxins in Annual Ryegrass Toxicity *(M.V. Jago)*, page 569Mycotoxins in Crops: Epidemiological Aspects in Queensland *(Barry J. Blaney)*, page 578Aspects of the Structure of Phomopsin A, the Mycotoxin Causing Lupinosis *(J.A. Edgar and C.C.J. Culvenor)*, page 589The Toxicity of Phomopsin in a Crude Extract of *Phomopsis leptostromiformis* to Sheep and Pigs *(J.G. Allen)*, page 596Research on the Aetiology of Perennial Ryegrass Staggers in New Zealand *(Peter H. Mortimer and Margaret E. di Menna)*, page 604


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