Alex Avery wrote
>
>For you really die-hard science geeks (like me) here are the details of
>mammalian ethylene glycol toxicity: The metabolites inhibit oxidative
>phosphorylation, sulfhydrl-containing enzymes, and protein synthesis.
>Glycolic acid is the major cause of the metabolic acidosis that is seen in
>ethylene glycol toxicity, although glyoxylic acid also may contribute.
>Toxicity from ethylene glycol is produced from the above metabolites and
>the fact that they cause a severe acidosis, as well as from the fact that
>oxalate precipitates with calcium to produce widespread tissue injury in
>the kidney, brain, liver, blood vessels, and pericardium. Hypocalcemia may
>also result.
>
>Sorry for the length but I really hate misinformation and love scientific
>stuff like this.
>Alex Avery
>Director of Research
>Hudson Institute
>Center for Global Food Issues
>'78 280Z and caretaker of dad's SRL311-7278
>
What about invertebrate toxicity? And other vertebrates Amphibians,
reptiles, birds, etc. Thanks, by the way.
-Marc
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