*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : YX3966700
CHEMICAL NAME           : Venom, scorpion, Parabuthus transvaalicus
LAST UPDATED            : 199109
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 10
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Parabuthus transvaalicus venom
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 25 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
   change
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   TRSTAZ Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
   (Royal Soc. of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Manson House, 26 Portland Pl.,
   London W1N 4EY, UK)  V.14-    1920-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,397,1946
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
REFERENCE :
   TRSTAZ Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
   (Royal Soc. of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Manson House, 26 Portland Pl.,
   London W1N 4EY, UK)  V.14-    1920-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,397,1946
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 25 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   TRSTAZ Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
   (Royal Soc. of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Manson House, 26 Portland Pl.,
   London W1N 4EY, UK)  V.14-    1920-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,397,1946
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intracerebral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
   change
   Behavioral - tremor
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   TRSTAZ Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
   (Royal Soc. of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Manson House, 26 Portland Pl.,
   London W1N 4EY, UK)  V.14-    1920-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,397,1946
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3400 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   TOXIA6 Toxicon.  (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall, Oxford OX3 OBW,
   UK)  V.1-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,1,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 2500 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - tremor
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   TRSTAZ Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
   (Royal Soc. of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Manson House, 26 Portland Pl.,
   London W1N 4EY, UK)  V.14-    1920-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,397,1946
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cough
   Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands
REFERENCE :
   TRSTAZ Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
   (Royal Soc. of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Manson House, 26 Portland Pl.,
   London W1N 4EY, UK)  V.14-    1920-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,397,1946
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cough
   Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands
REFERENCE :
   TRSTAZ Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
   (Royal Soc. of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Manson House, 26 Portland Pl.,
   London W1N 4EY, UK)  V.14-    1920-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,397,1946
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - pigeon
DOSE/DURATION           : 1600 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cough
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   TRSTAZ Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
   (Royal Soc. of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Manson House, 26 Portland Pl.,
   London W1N 4EY, UK)  V.14-    1920-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,397,1946
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - pigeon
DOSE/DURATION           : 30 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   TRSTAZ Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
   (Royal Soc. of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Manson House, 26 Portland Pl.,
   London W1N 4EY, UK)  V.14-    1920-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,397,1946
 
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