Common anticholinergic solanaceaous plants of temperate Europe - A review of intoxications from the literature (1966-2018).

@article{Fatur2020CommonAS,
  title={Common anticholinergic solanaceaous plants of temperate Europe - A review of intoxications from the literature (1966-2018).},
  author={Karsten Fatur and Samo Kreft},
  journal={Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology},
  year={2020},
  volume={177},
  pages={
          52-88
        }
}
  • Karsten Fatur, S. Kreft
  • Published 15 April 2020
  • Environmental Science
  • Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology
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