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RTECS NUMBER            : PY4630000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Microcystin
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 77238-39-2
LAST UPDATED            : 198906
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Fast-death factor
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 466 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CJBPAZ Canadian Journal of Biochemistry and Physiology.  (Ottawa, Ont.,
   Canada)  V.32-41, 1954-63. For publisher information, see CJBIAE.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 37,453,1959
 
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