Mushroom poison

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mycotoxin

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• It is a real "thrill" to find and eat exotic fungi, but mushroom poison is no laughing matter.
• Mushroom poison is an alkaloid neurotoxin, sort of like curare (arrow poison), acting on the central nervous system (CNS).
• The distinction between a mycotoxin and a mushroom poison is based not on the size of the producing fungus, but also on human intention.
• The distinction between a mycotoxin and a mushroom poison is based not only on the size of the producing fungus, but also on human intention.
• Considerations on the carcinogenicity of the mushroom poison gyromitrin and its metabolites.
• On the mutagenicity of metabolites derived from the mushroom poison gyromitrin.
• edu/cgi-bin/moa/moa-cgi?notisid=ABS1821-0015-587 Mushroom Poison: pp.
• Greeff, Considerations on the carcinogenicity of the mushroom poison gyromitrin and its metabolites.

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