the median lethal dose, LD50 (abbreviation for "lethal dose, 50%"), LC50 (lethal concentration, 50%) or LCt50 is a toxic unit that measures the lethal dose...
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sub-populations. The median lethal dose, LD50 (abbreviation for "lethal dose, 50%"), LC50 (lethal concentration, 50%) or LCt50 (lethal concentration and...
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Effective dose (radiation), a measure of cancer/heritable health risk to the whole body from ionizing radiation Median lethal dose, a measure of the lethal dose...
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Thus the median lethal dose for inhaled A-234 is 0.2 mg (5000 lethal doses in a gram) and is below 0.1 mg for A-230 (10 000 lethal doses in a gram)...
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be approximated to equal doses. Since toxicity need not be lethal, the TD50 is generally lower than the median lethal dose (LD50), and the latter can...
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produced in the seeds of the castor oil plant, Ricinus communis. The median lethal dose (LD50) of ricin for mice is around 22 micrograms per kilogram of body...
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tolerable dose, MTD, LD0 Minimum lethal concentration, LCmin; Minimum lethal dose, LDmin Median lethal concentration, LC50; Median lethal dose, LD50; Median lethal...
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environment which is linked to respiratory issues and diseases. The LC50 (median lethal dose) for humans has been estimated to be 174 ppm for a 1-hour exposure...
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minute – would die within two minutes of exposure. This equates to median lethal dose of 0.2 mg via respiration. A-234 has recently (entry into force 7...
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Hormesis – Characteristic of biological processes Median lethal dose – Measurement of lethal dose of substance Therapeutic index – Quantitative measurement...
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Therapeutic index (redirect from Therapeutic dose)
frequently determined in animals as lethal dose of a drug for 50% of the population (LD50) divided by the minimum effective dose for 50% of the population (ED50)...
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agent, paraformaldehyde is a potential carcinogen. Its acute oral median lethal dose in rats is 592 mg/kg. 1,3,5-Trioxane (metaformaldehyde), the cyclic...
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knowledge of this species until its rediscovery in 1972. Based on the median lethal dose value in mice, the venom of the inland taipan is by far the most toxic...
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humans and is considered a teratogen. The median lethal dose of nicotine in humans is unknown. High doses are known to cause nicotine poisoning, organ...
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consume the substance. Certain safety factor Lowest published lethal dose (LDLo) Median lethal dose (LD50) "CDC - Abbreviations for IDLH Documentation - NIOSH...
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dictionary. LD50 is the median lethal dose in toxicology. LD50 may also refer to: L.D. 50 (album), an album by Mudvayne LD 50 Lethal Dose, a 2003 UK film "LD50"...
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their venom capabilities or behavioral tendencies. The median lethal dose (LD50) of a venom is the dose required to kill half the members of a tested population...
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of the rosary pea (or jequirity pea), Abrus precatorius. It has a median lethal dose of 0.7 micrograms per kilogram of body mass when given to mice intravenously...
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particulate emitting radionuclides may be fatal. For example, the median lethal dose (LD-50) for ingested polonium-210 is 240 μCi; about 53.5 nanograms...
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infection or by ingesting formed toxin in food. The estimated human median lethal dose of type A toxin is 1.3–2.1 ng/kg intravenously or intramuscularly...
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written by Agatha Christie. The probable lethal oral dose in humans is 1.5 to 2 mg/kg. Similarly, the median lethal dose for dogs, cats, and rats ranges from...
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would be fatal upon reaching the median lethal dose, but classification as an insecticide implies death even at lower doses. Synthetic repellents tend to...
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Sprague-Dawley rats (lab rats) were utilized as test subjects. The oral median lethal dose in male lab rats was determined to be 23.58 mL/kg body weight (BW)...
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naturally produced in the gut in the course of protein hydrolysis. The median lethal dose (LD50) is between 15 and 18 g/kg body weight in rats and mice, respectively...
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with every patient. An adult boomslang has 1.6 to 8 mg of venom. Its median lethal dose (LD50) in mice is 0.1 mg/kg (intravenously). 0.071 mg/kg (IV) has...
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hypoxia/cerebral hypoxia. The expected LD100 dose (human) for potassium cyanide is 200–300 mg while the median lethal dose LD50 is estimated at 140 mg. People...
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fatal dose are so rapid that there is little time for treatment. The median lethal dose (LD50), the exposure required to kill half of a tested population...
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black and brown widows, it seldom comes into contact with humans. The median lethal dose (LD50) of the spider's venom has been measured in mice as 2.20 mg/kg...
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carboxylic acids, is a mild skin irritant. It is mildly toxic, with a median lethal dose of 3600 mg/kg for oral ingestion by rats. The production of adipic...
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occurs. The median lethal dose (LD50) for tabun is about 400 mg-min/m3. The lethal dose for a man is about .01 mg/kg. The median lethal dose for respiration...
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