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Lathyrism

Known as: Lathyrism [Disease/Finding], NEUROLATHYRISM 
A paralytic condition of the legs caused by ingestion of lathyrogens, especially BETA-AMINOPROPIONITRILE or beta-N-oxalyl amino-L-alanine, which are… 
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AminopropionitrileIn BloodLathyrusMicrobiological

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2002
2002
Pattern and associated factors of the neurolathyrism epidemic in Ethiopia
OBJECTIVES To describe the neurolathyrism epidemic in Ethiopia and to identify associated household factors. 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Classification and clinical features of motor neurone diseases and motor neuropathies in adults
Abstract The term motor neurone disease encompasses combined upper and lower motor neurone disorders (amyotrophic lateral… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Excitotoxins in foods.
Evidence is reviewed pertaining to excitatory neurotoxins (excitotoxins) encountered in human food supply. The most frequently… 
1981
1981
Human neurolathyrism, a follow-up study of 200 patients. Part I: Clinical investigation.
Two hundred patients with chronic neurolathyrism were clinically examined, 25 to 35 years after exposure to the lathyrus sativus… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Brain and retinal damage from lathyrus excitotoxin, β-N-oxalyl-L-α,β-diaminopropionic acid
HUMAN consumption of lathyrus peas, especially during periods of famine, has long been associated in certain parts of the world… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Experimental Neurolathyrism in Monkeys
UNTIL now the cause of the relation between Lathyrus sativus and the spastic paraplegia, known as neurolathyrism, has been… 
1962
1962
[On the ultrastructure of the ghost cells in experimental neurolathyrism in rats].
Die nach Verabfolgung von Iminodipropionitril im Ruckenmarkgrau der Ratte auftretenden ghost-cells entsprechen allenfalls zum… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
Influence of Scurvy and Lathyrism (Odoratism) on Hydroxyproline Excretion
SINCE nearly all the hydroxyproline in the body is found in collagen, it has been suggested1–3 that abnormal amounts of… 
Highly Cited
1959
Highly Cited
1959
ALTERATIONS IN STATE OF MOLECULAR AGGREGATION OF COLLAGEN INDUCED IN CHICK EMBRYOS BY β-AMINOPROPIONITRILE (LATHYRUS FACTOR)
The lathyrogenic agents, β-aminopropionitrile and semicarbizide, when applied to the chorio-allantoic membrane of the chick… 
Review
1958
Review
1958
Masticatory Apparatus of Albino Rats in Experimental Lathyrism
E XPERIMENTAL lathyrism, produced by feeding diets containing substantial amounts of sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) seeds… 
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