| Avtor/Urednik | Mlinarič, Aleš | |
| Naslov | Naprstec | |
| Prevedeni naslov | Foxglove | |
| Tip | članek | |
| Vir | Herbika Ljubl | |
| Vol. in št. | Letnik 2, št. 2 | |
| Leto izdaje | 2001 | |
| Obseg | str. 28-9 | |
| Jezik | slo | |
| Abstrakt | The best known plant from the Digitalis genus is the common foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), which is often also a decorative plant. The common and Grecian foxgloves (Digitalis lanata) are grown in order to isolate cardiotonic glycosides. These compounds are characterised by a narrow therapeutic index, which means that the difference between a safe and toxic dose is very small. Cardiotonic glycosides increase the contractibility of heart muscles; they also influence the autonomous nervous system. Poisonings with cardiotonic glycosides in the world are not rare, but it is true that most cases involve suicide attempts or an overdose of drugs containing isolated digitoxin or digoxin. | |
| Deskriptorji | PLANT POISONING DIGITALIS DIGITALIS GLYCOSIDES |