Inhibition of Lactation in Mice Following Feeding with Ergot Sclerotia [Claviceps fusiformis (Loveless)] from the Bulrush Millet [Pennisetum typhoides (Staph and Hubbard)] and an Alkaloid Component

Female mice fed during the latter part of pregnancy on a diet containing sclerotia of Claviceps fusiformis a t 2 to 3% failed to raise their litters. The active principle of these sclerotia in inducing the pup mortality has been shown to be the alkaloid agroclavine which was found to inhibit normal...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences Biological sciences, 1968-07, Vol.170 (1021), p.423-434
1. Verfasser:	Mantle, Peter G.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alkaloids Animals Diet Dosage Ergot Alkaloids - pharmacology Female Food Lactation Lactation - drug effects Mammary Glands, Animal - drug effects Mice Parturition Pregnancy Pups Sclerotia
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