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IN a recent publication1 on the effect of sporidesmin intoxication in sheep, attention was directed to the fact, based on histopathological evidence, that enterohepatic disturbances precede biliary obstruction. Furthermore, the total liver lipids were found to be increased in the intoxicated group of animals.
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PETERS, J. Mechanism of Early Sporidesmin Intoxication in Sheep. Nature 200, 286 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/200286a0
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