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Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2018 Introduction: In Poland, mushrooms poisonings, are still quite often, especially in autumn. Each year, in our country 500-1000 cases of mushrooms poisoning are registered, from which 70% are adults, and 30% children.
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Annals of Hepatology, 2016 Amanita phalloides is the most relevant mushroom intoxication leading to acute liver failure. The two principal groups of toxins, the amatoxins and the phallotoxins, are small oligopeptides highly resistant to chemical and physical influences.
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Examining the associations between a generalist feeder and a highly toxic host
Ecology and EvolutionUnderstanding the often antagonistic plant–herbivore interactions and how host defenses can influence herbivore dietary breadth is an area of ongoing study in ecology and evolutionary biology.
Grace Kropelin, Clare H. Scott Chialvo
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Mushroom poisoning: An updated review [PDF]
Turkish Journal of Emergency MedicineMushrooms have been consumed frequently worldwide since ancient times. In addition to edible and harmless species, there are also poisonous species that cause a wide range of clinical syndromes, from simple gastrointestinal (GI) irritation to death ...
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Amanita phalloides Mushroom Poisonings - Northern California, December 2016. [PDF]
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 2017 Amanita phalloides, colloquially known as the "death cap," belongs to the Phalloideae section of the Amanita family of mushrooms and is responsible for most deaths following ingestion of foraged mushrooms worldwide (1).
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Amanita phalloides-Associated Liver Failure: Molecular Mechanisms and Management. [PDF]
Int J Mol SciAmanita phalloides is well-established as one of the most poisonous mushrooms; toxicity from ingestion was reported as early as the first century. Although native to Europe, this ectomycorrhizal fungus has been widely spread and is responsible for liver ...
Kayes T, Ho V.
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The effects of CDP-choline treatment in Amanita phalloides mushroom toxicosis [PDF]
, 2013 Amanita phalloides poisoning is known to be the most fatal case among mushroom poisoning cases. Its main mechanism of toxicity is that it leads to cell death by the irreversible binding of its toxins to the DNA-dependent RNA polymerase II enzyme.
Buyucek, Seyma, Coskun, Nuri Cenk
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Journal of IMAB, 2018 Purpose: To perform a retrospective analysis of mushroom poisonings in Varna region for 25 years (1991-2015). Mushroom poisonings account for 10.7% of hospitalizations associated with acute exogenous intoxication.
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Toxic Effects of Amanitins: Repurposing Toxicities toward New Therapeutics
Toxins, 2021 The consumption of mushrooms has become increasingly popular, partly due to their nutritional and medicinal properties. This has increased the risk of confusion during picking, and thus of intoxication.
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Amanita Section Phalloideae Species in the Mediterranean Basin: Destroying Angels Reviewed
Biology, 2022 In Europe, amatoxin-containing mushrooms are responsible for most of the deadly poisonings caused by macrofungi. The present work presents a multidisciplinary revision of the European species of Amanita sect.
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