*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : YX3965200 CHEMICAL NAME : Venom, scorpion, Heterometrus scaber LAST UPDATED : 199109 DATA ITEMS CITED : 4 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Natural Product SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Heterometrus scaber venom *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 27 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : BBACAQ Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1947- Volume(issue)/page/year: 381,165,1975 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 10 ug/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory change Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex) Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) REFERENCE : IJEBA6 Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. (Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR, Hillside Rd., New Delhi 110 012, India) V.1- 1963- Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,1164,1978 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 115 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay) Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation REFERENCE : IJEBA6 Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. (Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR, Hillside Rd., New Delhi 110 012, India) V.1- 1963- Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,78,1964 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 70 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : BBACAQ Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1947- Volume(issue)/page/year: 381,165,1975 *** END OF RECORD ***