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Intoxicación con tejo - Información general

Definición:

El tejo es un arbusto de hoja perenne. La intoxicación con tejo ocurre cuando alguien come pedazos de esta planta.

Elemento tóxico:

Taxina
Taxol

Dónde se encuentra:

La taxina se encuentra en diversas especies de la planta de tejo. El tóxico se encuentra en la mayoría de las partes de esta planta, pero la mayor cantidad está en las semillas.

Fecha de revisión: 2/27/2008
Versión en inglés revisada por:Stephen C. Acosta, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Hostetler M, Schneider S. Poisonous Plants. In: Tintinalli JE, Gabor DK, Stapczynski JS, et al, eds. Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2004:chap 205.

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