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RTECS NUMBER            : YX3985200
CHEMICAL NAME           : Venom, snake, Disteira major
LAST UPDATED            : 199109
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Disteira major venom
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 210 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia
   (usually neuromuscular blockage)
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   85EGD4 "Toxins: Animal, Plant and Microbial; Proceedings of the
   International Symposium," Rosenberg, P., ed., New York, Pergamon Press Inc.,
   1978  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,341,1978
 
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