PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS
\pˈɪɹəlˌɪzɪdˌiːn ˈalkɐlˌɔ͡ɪdz], \pˈɪɹəlˌɪzɪdˌiːn ˈalkɐlˌɔɪdz], \p_ˈɪ_ɹ_ə_l_ˌɪ_z_ɪ_d_ˌiː_n ˈa_l_k_ɐ_l_ˌɔɪ_d_z]\
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Alkaloids found in various species of Senecio and other plants. There are at least ten different chemicals, many of them hepatotoxic, teratogenic, and carcinogenic. The plants may cause damage in grazing herds, but no longer have medical use.
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