*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : XW5863000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Toxin, moray eel, gymnothorax javanicus
LAST UPDATED            : 198611
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Gymnothorax javanicus toxin
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - true cholinesterase
REFERENCE :
   19DDA6 "Animal Toxins, a Collection of Papers Presented at the International
   Symposium on Animal Toxins, 1st, 1966," Russell, F.E., and P.R. Saunders,
   eds., New York, Pergamon Press Inc., 1967 Volume(issue)/page/year:
   -,157,1967
 
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