*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : XW5805000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Toxin, aphanizomenon flos-aquae (algae)
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   The toxin has some similarities in chemical/physical properties to saxitoxin
REFERENCE :
   TOXIA6 Toxicon.  (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall, Oxford OX3 OBW,
   UK)  V.1-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,65,1973
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
 
                       *** 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           : 10 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   TOXIA6 Toxicon.  (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall, Oxford OX3 OBW,
   UK)  V.1-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,25,1985
 
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