Lathyrus and Lathyrism: A review

Lathyrism

Lathyrism

? 10n is effected by crawling on the balls of the eet and on the hands. Lathyrism was first recognised in Europe over yo. hundred and fifty years ago, and it is pvious that even in those early and unscientific ^lrnes it was ascribed to the ingestion of the ^eeds of various species of the genus Lathyrus, Gcause as early as 1671 the Duke of Wurtum^GlS issued an edict forbidding the use of these ^...

Experimental Lathyrism

In normal and lathyritic chick embryos bone collagen was synthesized primarily in the periosteum of the femurs, and was organized as radioactive spicules in these bones. Saline extraction of the lathyritic bones removed the radioactive spicules, although they eventually seemed to become non-extractable. Normal bone seemed to be unaffected by saline extraction. Marked variation in the degree of ...

A Field Investigation into Lathyrism

The Inquiry into Lathyrism

and Major Andrew Buchanau, m.d., i.m.s., and Mr. Stockman, M.R.C.V.S., late Professor of Pathology in the Veterinary College, Edinburgh, have been appointed to conduct the inquiry.* We have before us an outline for the inquiry drawn up by Major Andrew Buchanan, which admirably sums up the prevailing views and opinions on the nature and causation of this strange and interesting disease. Lathyris...