*** 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 *** END OF RECORD ***