*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : YX3970500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Venom, snake, Agkistrodon mokasen
LAST UPDATED            : 199109
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Agkistrodon mokasen 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           : 21 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JOIMA3 Journal of Immunology.  (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St.,
   Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1-    1916-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 67,299,1951
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - pigeon
DOSE/DURATION           : 343 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
   change
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Blood - hemorrhage
REFERENCE :
   JOIMA3 Journal of Immunology.  (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St.,
   Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1-    1916-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,165,1935
 
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