*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : YX3972200
CHEMICAL NAME           : Venom, snake, Astrotia stokesii, toxin B
LAST UPDATED            : 199109
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Astrotia stokesii venom, toxin B
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 96 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia
   (usually neuromuscular blockage)
REFERENCE :
   BIJOAK Biochemical Journal.  (Biochemical Soc. Book Depot, POB 32, Commerce
   Way, Colchester, Essex CO2 8HP, UK)  V.1-    1906- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   175,507,1978
 
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