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RTECS NUMBER            : GZ8100000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Cynanchum defoliascens, extract
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Natural Product
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 147 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Brain and Coverings - recordings from specific areas of CNS
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   INJPD2 Indian Journal of Pharmacology.  (Dept. of Pharmacology, Baranas
   Hindu Univ., Varanasi 221 005, India)  V.1-    1968(?)-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,119,1984
 
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