Sentences with word «cycasin»

Sago palm contains cycasin, which is the primary active toxic agent resulting in severe liver failure in dogs.

The seeds, fruit and base are loaded with cycasin, a toxin that causes liver failure.

While all parts of this plant are toxic, the seeds contain a larger amount of cycasin than other parts of the plant.

Diagnosing sago palm poisoning isn't easy, because there isn't a blood test that looks for cycasin.

However, the seeds and plant contain cycasin, a poison so potent that a dog eating a single seed can die.

It manufactures toxic and mutagenic chemicals called macrozamin and cycasin.

The sago palm produces three different toxins: cycasin, beta - methylamino - L - alanine, and a third, unidentified toxin.

There is no specific antidote for poisoning by the cycasin in a sago palm plant.

The dangerous substance that the plant contains is cycasin, which causes liver failure in cats.