| Descriptor in English: | Senecio |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Senecio |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Senécio |
| Descriptor in French: | Senecio |
| Entry term(s): |
Groundsel Groundsels Ragwort Ragworts Senecios |
| Tree number(s): |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.100.800 |
| Scope note: | A species of toxic plants of the Compositae. The poisonous compounds are alkaloids which cause cattle diseases, neoplasms, and liver damage and are used to produce cancers in experimental animals. |
| Annotation: | poisonous to livestock |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AE adverse effects AH anatomy & histology CH chemistry CL classification CY cytology DE drug effects EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development GE genetics IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology PH physiology PO poisoning PS parasitology RE radiation effects TO toxicity UL ultrastructure VI virology |
| See also the descriptors: |
Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids
MeSH |
| DeCS UI: | 13057 |
| Descriptor UI: | D012674 |
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 2017/07/12 |
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ORGANISMS
Eukaryota [B01]Eukaryota
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Senecio
- Preferred
Groundsel
- Narrower
Ragwort
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0019644 |
| Scope note | A species of toxic plants of the Compositae. The poisonous compounds are alkaloids which cause cattle diseases, neoplasms, and liver damage and are used to produce cancers in experimental animals. |
| Preferred term | Senecio |
| Entry term(s) |
Senecios |
| Concept UI |
M0019645 |
| Preferred term | Groundsel |
| Entry term(s) |
Groundsels |
| Concept UI |
M0019646 |
| Preferred term | Ragwort |
| Entry term(s) |
Ragworts |
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