*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : YX3964900
CHEMICAL NAME : Venom, scorpion, Hadrurus arizonensis
LAST UPDATED : 199109
DATA ITEMS CITED : 1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Hadrurus arizonensis venom
*** 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 : 168 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands
Blood - hemorrhage
REFERENCE :
TOXIA6 Toxicon. (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall, Oxford OX3 OBW,
UK) V.1- 1962- Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,297,1966
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