- senecine
- sen·e·cine (senґə-sēn) a poisonous pyrrolizidine alkaloid found in plants of the genus Senecio, causing seneciosis in ruminants.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
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seneciosis — Liver degeneration and necrosis caused by ingestion of plants of the genus Senecio, such as ragwort and groundsel; similar hepatotoxic properties have been observed after ingestion of some kinds of Crotalaria and Heliotropium. * * *… … Medical dictionary
pyrrolizidine — pyr·ro·liz·i·dine (pĭ ro lizґĭ dēn) any of a group of alkaloids found in various plants, causing hepatotoxic syndromes in ruminants. Included are jacobine, monocrotaline, retrorsine, senecifoline, and senecine … Medical dictionary
