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Biblioteca(s): | Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura.
Data corrente: | 22/05/2000
Data da última atualização: | 22/05/2000
Autoria: | OSUNTOKUN, B. O.; MONEKOSSO, G. L.; WILSON, J.
Afiliação: | Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, University College Hospital, Ibadan. Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, university of Lagos. M.R.C. Clinical Genetics Research Unit, Institute of Neurology, ...
Título: | Cassava diet and a chronic degenerative neuropathy: an epidemiological study.
Ano de publicação: | 1969
Fonte/Imprenta: | Nigerian Journal of Science, v.3, m.1, p.3-15, 1969.
Idioma: | Inglês
Conteúdo: | In has been suggested that tropical ambylopia and a chronic degenerative neuropathy manifesting as atrophy, bilateral nerve deafness, myelopathy and polyneuropathy (ataxic neuropathy) may be manifestation of chronic cyanide intoxication from dietary sources especially cassava. Plasma thiocyanate, the major detoxication product of cyanide, is raised in these conditions. Epidemiological studies have been carried out in two villages on high and low cassava intake.
Categoria do assunto: | --
Registro original: | Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura (CNPMF)
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