*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : YX4002900
CHEMICAL NAME           : Venom, spider, Latrodectus geometricus
LAST UPDATED            : 199109
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Brown widow spider venom
   * Latrodectus geometricus 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           : 223 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   SAJSAR South African Journal of Science.  (South African Assoc. for the
   Advancement of Science, POB 61019, Marshalltown, Transvaal 2107, S. Africa)
   V.6-    1909-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 85,44,1989
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 22500 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   23EIAT "Venomous Animals and Their Venoms," Buecherl, W., and E.E. Buckley,
   eds., 3 vols., New York, Academic Press, Inc., 1968-71
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,197,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 11500 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   23EIAT "Venomous Animals and Their Venoms," Buecherl, W., and E.E. Buckley,
   eds., 3 vols., New York, Academic Press, Inc., 1968-71
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,197,1971
 
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