*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : YX3969800
CHEMICAL NAME           : Venom, snake, Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus
LAST UPDATED            : 199109
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * A. contortrix laticinctus venom
   * Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus venom
 
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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           : 358 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - change in clotting factors
REFERENCE :
   CBPBB8 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, B: Comparative Biochemistry.
    (Elsevier Science, 660 White Plans Rd., Tarrytown, NY 10591) V.38-    1971-
    Volume(issue)/page/year: 64,201,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1118 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - change in clotting factors
REFERENCE :
   CBPBB8 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, B: Comparative Biochemistry.
    (Elsevier Science, 660 White Plans Rd., Tarrytown, NY 10591) V.38-    1971-
    Volume(issue)/page/year: 64,201,1979
 
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