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hepatic photosensitivity

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affected by poisonous plants

  • poisonous mushrooms
    In poison: Plant poisons (phytotoxins)

    …eliminated by the liver (hepatic photosensitivity). In either case the animal reacts by becoming restless; in addition, the skin reddens, and a severe sloughing of the skin develops. Death seldom occurs.

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