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One of the reasons of the neurological disorder amongst the poors in India is due to eating of

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Cicer arietinum
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Lathyrus sativus
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Pisum sativum
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Vigna mungo
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The correct option is C Lathyrus sativus
Lathyrus sativus (grass pea) causes the neurological disorder known as lathyrism or neurolathyrism. It has high concentration of neurotoxin β-oxalyl-L-α,β-diaminopropionic acid which causes paralysis. It is a poison of mitochondria which causes cell death.
So, the correct answer is 'Lathyrus sativus'.

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