*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UO3700000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pterois toxin
LAST UPDATED            : 198709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Natural Product
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 800 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
   change
REFERENCE :
   PHUZBI Pharmazie in Unserer Zeit.  (VCH Pub., Inc., 303 N.W. 12th Ave.,
   Deerfield Beach, FL 33441) V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,8,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1600 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
   change
REFERENCE :
   PHUZBI Pharmazie in Unserer Zeit.  (VCH Pub., Inc., 303 N.W. 12th Ave.,
   Deerfield Beach, FL 33441) V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,8,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 800 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
   change
REFERENCE :
   PHUZBI Pharmazie in Unserer Zeit.  (VCH Pub., Inc., 303 N.W. 12th Ave.,
   Deerfield Beach, FL 33441) V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,8,1986
 
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