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Mushrooms
Toxin
Onset Time
Organ/System
Latent Period >6 hr After Ingestion; Life-threatening
Amanita phalloides; A virosa
Cyclopeptides, α and β amanitins, phallotoxins, virotoxins
6–24 hr, rarely >24 hr
Primarily liver, kidney secondary
Conocybe filaris
α and β amanitins
6–14 hr, rarely >24 hr
Primarily liver
Cortinarius gentilis
Orellanin, orelline
3–14 days (days/weeks)
Primarily renala
Galerina autumnalis; G venenata
Gyromitra esculenta
Monomethylhydrazine
6–24 hr
CNS
Lepiota spp
Latent Period ≤3 hr After Ingestion; Not Life-threatening
Amanita muscaria; A pantherina
Isoxazoles: ibotenic acid muscimol
30 min–2 hr; recovery 4–24 hr
Chlorophyllum molybdites
Unknown
30 min–3 hr; recovery 1–2 days
GI
Clitocybe dealbata; Clitocybe spp; Inocybe spp
Muscarine
30 min–2 hr; recovery 6–24 hr
Autonomic nervous system
Paxillus involutus
1–3 hr; recovery 2–4 days
Immune system
Psilocybe spp; Conocybe smithii; Gymnopilus spectabilis; Panaeolus subbalteatus
Psilocybin and psilocin
30–60 min; rarely 6 hr
Russula emetica
a No reported veterinary cases