*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : YX3996600
CHEMICAL NAME           : Venom, snake, Sistrurus miliarius
LAST UPDATED            : 199109
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Sistrurus miliarius venom
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 6890 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   44VRAY "Natural Toxins, Proceedings of the International Symposium on
   Animal, Plant Microbial Toxins, 6th, 1979," Eaker, D., and T. Waldstroem,
   eds., Oxford, UK, Pergamon Press Ltd., 1980.  Also published as TOXIA6
   (Suppl 2), 1980.  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,13,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 25100 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   44VRAY "Natural Toxins, Proceedings of the International Symposium on
   Animal, Plant Microbial Toxins, 6th, 1979," Eaker, D., and T. Waldstroem,
   eds., Oxford, UK, Pergamon Press Ltd., 1980.  Also published as TOXIA6
   (Suppl 2), 1980.  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,13,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2910 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   44VRAY "Natural Toxins, Proceedings of the International Symposium on
   Animal, Plant Microbial Toxins, 6th, 1979," Eaker, D., and T. Waldstroem,
   eds., Oxford, UK, Pergamon Press Ltd., 1980.  Also published as TOXIA6
   (Suppl 2), 1980.  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,13,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - pigeon
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/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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