*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : YX3975100 CHEMICAL NAME : Venom, snake, Bothrops jararaca LAST UPDATED : 199209 DATA ITEMS CITED : 5 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Natural Product SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Bothrops jararaca venom *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 1 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Cardiac - other changes Vascular - BP lowering not characterized in autonomic section Blood - change in clotting factors REFERENCE : 29QKAZ "Toxins of Animal and Plant Origin, Proceedings International Symposium, 2nd, 1970," de Vries, A., and E. Kochva, eds., 3 vols., New York, Gordon and Breach Science Pub., 1971-73 Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,721,1972 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 1630 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: 30,123,1992 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 4320 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 : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 835 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: 30,95,1992 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intracerebral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 225 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: 30,95,1992 *** END OF RECORD ***