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THE term ‘lathyrism’ has been applied somewhat uncritically to the toxic effects produced in many creatures by the ingestion of the seeds of various species of Lathyrus or by the injection of extracts of these seeds.
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BELL, E. α,γ-Diaminobutyric Acid in Seeds of Twelve Species of Lathyrus and Identification of a New Natural Amino-Acid, L-Homoarginine, in Seeds of Other Species Toxic to Man and Domestic Animals. Nature 193, 1078–1079 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/1931078b0
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