RTECS NUMBER : YX3967600
CHEMICAL NAME : Venom, scorpion, Tityus trinitatis
LAST UPDATED : 199109
DATA ITEMS CITED : 2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Tityus trinitatis 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 : 2 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - rigidity (including catalepsy)
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands
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: 3,317,1971
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : 3500 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Cardiac - arrhythmias (including changes in conduction)
REFERENCE :
35FUAR "Animal, Plant, and Microbial Toxins, Proceedings of the
International Symposium, 4th, 1974," Ohsaka, A., et al., eds., 2 vols., New
York, Plenum Pub. Corp., 1976 Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,507,1976
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