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Pyrrolizidines are a group of hepatotoxic plant alkaloids6,9. Certain pyrrolizidines are also toxic to lung, heart, the central nerve system, and other organs. Hepatic bioactivation is required for the expression of toxicity8.
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Yan, C.C., Huxtable, R.J. (1998). Effect of Taurine on Biliary Metabolites of Glutathione in Liver Perfused with the Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid, Monocrotaline. In: Schaffer, S., Lombardini, J.B., Huxtable, R.J. (eds) Taurine 3. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 442. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0117-0_11
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