RTECS NUMBER : YX3965200
CHEMICAL NAME : Venom, scorpion, Heterometrus scaber
LAST UPDATED : 199109
DATA ITEMS CITED : 4
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Heterometrus scaber 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 : 27 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
BBACAQ Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211,
1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1947- Volume(issue)/page/year:
381,165,1975
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 10 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
change
Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
IJEBA6 Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. (Publications & Information
Directorate, CSIR, Hillside Rd., New Delhi 110 012, India) V.1- 1963-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,1164,1978
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 115 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
REFERENCE :
IJEBA6 Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. (Publications & Information
Directorate, CSIR, Hillside Rd., New Delhi 110 012, India) V.1- 1963-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,78,1964
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 70 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
BBACAQ Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211,
1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1947- Volume(issue)/page/year:
381,165,1975
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