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Descriptor English: Lathyrism
Descriptor Spanish: Latirismo
Descriptor latirismo
Scope note: Parálísis de las piernas ocasionada por la ingestión de latirógenos, especialmente de beta-aminopropionitrilo, que se encuentran en las semillas de las plantas del género Lathyrus (ver FABACEAE).
Descriptor Portuguese: Latirismo
Descriptor French: Lathyrisme
Tree number(s): C25.723.756.558
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007842
Scope note: A paralytic condition of the legs caused by ingestion of lathyrogens, especially BETA-AMINOPROPIONITRILE or beta-N-oxalyl amino-L-alanine, which are found in the seeds of plants of the genus LATHYRUS.
Allowable Qualifiers:
DeCS ID: 8021
Unique ID: D007842
NLM Classification: WD 500
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2010/06/25



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