*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : YX3963800 CHEMICAL NAME : Venom, scorpion, Centruroides limpidus LAST UPDATED : 199109 DATA ITEMS CITED : 1 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Natural Product SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Centruroides limpidus venom *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 5 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - rigidity (including catalepsy) Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands REFERENCE : 23EIAT "Venomous Animals and Their Venoms," Buecherl, W., and E.E. Buckley, eds., 3 vols., New York, Academic Press, Inc., 1968-71 Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,317,1971 *** END OF RECORD ***