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RTECS NUMBER            : YX3979200
CHEMICAL NAME           : Venom, snake, Crotalus durissus terrificus var.
                          crotaminicus
LAST UPDATED            : 199109
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Crotalus durissus terrificus var. crotaminicus venom
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 450 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
REFERENCE :
   TOXIA6 Toxicon.  (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall, Oxford OX3 OBW,
   UK)  V.1-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,279,1971
 
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