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RTECS NUMBER            : YX3967600
CHEMICAL NAME           : Venom, scorpion, Tityus trinitatis
LAST UPDATED            : 199109
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Tityus trinitatis venom
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - rigidity (including catalepsy)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands
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: 3,317,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 3500 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Cardiac - arrhythmias (including changes in conduction)
REFERENCE :
   35FUAR "Animal, Plant, and Microbial Toxins, Proceedings of the
   International Symposium, 4th, 1974," Ohsaka, A., et al., eds., 2 vols., New
   York, Plenum Pub. Corp., 1976  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,507,1976
 
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