Intoxication by Nerium oleander in cattle: use of immunohistochemistry for troponin C as auxiliary diagnostic method
Alexia Amanda Zorzan,
Fernanda Felicetti Perosa,
Bianca Santana de Cecco
et al.
Abstract:Nerium oleander, also known as “espirradeira” in Brazil, is a shrub or small tree widely used as an ornamental plant in temperate and subtropical regions of the world. Ingestion of N. oleander can cause intoxication due to the presence of cardioactive glycosides, in both humans and animals. This study aims to report the epidemiological, clinical, postmortem, and immunohistochemical features of an outbreak of natural intoxication by N. oleander in cattle and the use of immunohistochemistry (IHC) for troponin C,… Show more
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