*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : VS0265000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Sea anemone stoichactis SP. toxin
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   Isolated from a sea anemone, Stoichactis sp.
REFERENCE :
   TOXIA6 Toxicon.  (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall, Oxford OX3 OBW,
   UK)  V.1-    1962-
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Toxin of sea anemone stoichactis
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2300 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory obstruction
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - fasciculations
REFERENCE :
   TOXIA6 Toxicon.  (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall, Oxford OX3 OBW,
   UK)  V.1-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,97,1980
 
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