| 41. | Consumption of ergot-infected rye by humans and animals results in a serious medical condition known as ergotism.
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| 42. | However, until anesthesia became available, there was no antidote or way of controlling the effects of ergot.
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| 43. | Others believe it was caused by ergots in the rye, which have been known to cause similar symptoms.
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| 44. | It has similar medicinal effects to ergot, but weaker, due to the presence of the chemical ustilagine.
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| 45. | It must be included, on the basis of pharmacological evidence, in the ergometrine group of ergot alkaloids.
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| 46. | This article could also be construed as linkspam . ergot 18 : 13, 3 May 2006 ( UTC)
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| 47. | It is isolated from ergot or fermentation broth and it serves as starting material for the production of bromocriptine.
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| 48. | Local farmers were discarding rye that was infected with sclerotia growths, because the ergot could cause deadly poisoning.
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| 49. | To prevent the incidence of ergot, fall rye should be put in a 2-3 year rotation.
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| 50. | These include the ergot, a lysergic acid amide ( LSA ), a precursor to LSD, and ergonovine.
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