*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : YX3981800
CHEMICAL NAME : Venom, snake, Crotalus ruber
LAST UPDATED : 199109
DATA ITEMS CITED : 4
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Crotalus ruber venom
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 21250 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
PAASAH Publication of the American Association for the Advancement of
Science. (Washington, DC) No.1-94, 1934-73. Discontinued.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 44,145,1956
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 4 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
85IWAZ "Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence on
Mankind," Klauber, L.M., 2 vols., Los Angeles, Univ. of California Press,
1956 Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,771,1956
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION : 20 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
PSEBAA Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine.
(Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1903/04-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 35,316,1936
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Bird - pigeon
DOSE/DURATION : 1543 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
change
Behavioral - muscle weakness
Blood - hemorrhage
REFERENCE :
JOIMA3 Journal of Immunology. (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St.,
Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1916- Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,165,1935
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