*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : XR3040000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Tityus-toxin I
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   Obtained by fractionation of Tityus serrulatus venom
REFERENCE :
   23EIAT "Venomous Animals and Their Venoms," Buecherl, W., and E.E. Buckley,
   eds., 3 vols., New York, Academic Press, Inc., 1968-71
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,311,1971
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Vascular - BP elevation not characterized in autonomic section
REFERENCE :
   23EIAT "Venomous Animals and Their Venoms," Buecherl, W., and E.E. Buckley,
   eds., 3 vols., New York, Academic Press, Inc., 1968-71
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,311,1971
 
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