“…Results of studies conducted on the toxic effects of feeding lupine seeds to rats and mice have been reported (Peterson 1963;Elghamry and Shihata 1964;Wittenburg and Nehring 1965;Tannous, Shaderevian, and Oowan 1968). The present investigation was undertaken to study the effect of feeding lupine seeds on sperma.togenesis in the rat.…”
Lupine (Lupinus termis) seeds are consumed to some extent by inhabitants of the Middle East. The untreated seeds of this variety, however, have a bitter taste attributed to the presence of alkaloids, and are usually debittered by soaking in water.
“…Results of studies conducted on the toxic effects of feeding lupine seeds to rats and mice have been reported (Peterson 1963;Elghamry and Shihata 1964;Wittenburg and Nehring 1965;Tannous, Shaderevian, and Oowan 1968). The present investigation was undertaken to study the effect of feeding lupine seeds on sperma.togenesis in the rat.…”
Lupine (Lupinus termis) seeds are consumed to some extent by inhabitants of the Middle East. The untreated seeds of this variety, however, have a bitter taste attributed to the presence of alkaloids, and are usually debittered by soaking in water.
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