*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : XW5868270
CHEMICAL NAME           : Toxin, oscillatoria agardhii
LAST UPDATED            : 198909
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Oscillatoria agardhii toxin
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 320 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia
   (usually neuromuscular blockage)
   Liver - other changes
   Skin and Appendages - hair
REFERENCE :
   CBPCEE Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, C: Pharmacology, Toxicology
   and Endocrinology. (Elsevier Science, 660 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown, NY
   10591)  V.74-    1983-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 89,207,1988
 
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