*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : YX3989400
CHEMICAL NAME           : Venom, snake, Malpolon monspessulanus
LAST UPDATED            : 199109
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Malpolon monspessulanus venom
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 6500 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia
   (usually neuromuscular blockage)
REFERENCE :
   JEZOAO Journal of Experimental Zoology.  (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th
   St., New York, NY 10003) V.1-    1904-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 233,5,1985
 
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