*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : YX3974900
CHEMICAL NAME           : Venom, snake, Bothrops insularis
LAST UPDATED            : 199306
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bothrops insularis venom
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 8200 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   AJTMAQ American Journal of Tropical Medicine.  (Baltimore, MD)  V.1-31,
   1921-51.  For publisher information, see AJTHAB.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   31,489,1951
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - chicken
DOSE/DURATION           : 400 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: 28,605,1990
 
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