Lethal Dose of Calcium Bentonite in Wistar Rats
Althea Medical Journal, 2021 Background: Calcium bentonite is a type of clay produced by a devitrification of volcanic ash which is often used as a traditional medicine to absorb toxins and waste products of metabolism.
Dwika Audiyananda +2 more
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Acute mercuric chloride poisoning at a potentially lethal dose ended with survival: symptoms, concentration in cerebrospinal fluid, treatment. [PDF]
Int J Occup Med Environ Health, 2023 This study aims to present a case of acute mercuric chloride poisoning at a potentially lethal dose treated with the antidote – 2,3-dimercapto- 1-propanesulfonic acid (DMPS) and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) combined with CytoSorb.
Krakowiak A +4 more
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Non-Lethal Dose-Response Models Replace Lethal Bioassays for Predicting the Hazard of Para-Aminopropiophenone to Australian Wildlife. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2023 Para-aminopropiophenone (PAPP) is a potent methaemoglobin (MetHb) forming agent used for the lethal control of exotic carnivores and mustelids. To assess the sensitivity of Australian wildlife to PAPP we developed an in vivo assay that did not use death ...
Marks CA, Allen L, Lindeberg H.
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Comparing lethal dose ratios using probit regression with arbitrary slopes. [PDF]
BMC Pharmacol Toxicol, 2018 Background Evaluating the toxicity or effectiveness of two or more toxicants in a specific population often requires specialized statistical software to calculate and compare median lethal doses (LD50s).
Lei C, Sun X.
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Determination of the lethal dose 50% (LD50) of cadmium chloride and the histopathological changes in male mice liver and kidneys [PDF]
مجلة التربية والعلم, 2012 The lethal dose 50 (LD50) test involves the administration of cadmium in the form of CdCl2 to group of animals at an increasing dose in order to determine the dose that kills 50 percent of the test mice within a set of time frame (24 and 48h).
Talib Hussen Ali
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Radiosensitivity of Two Local Chili Varieties to Gamma Rays
Jurnal Teknik Pertanian Lampung, 2023 Genetic variation is needed for developing new superior varieties in plant breeding. Genetic variation of chili plants could be increased by inducing mutation with gamma rays irradiation.
Makhziah Makhziah +1 more
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Effect of ethyl acetate fraction of Costus afer on glycaemic control and essential haematological and biochemical indices of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats [PDF]
Journal of HerbMed Pharmacology, 2022 Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a common global cause of sudden unpredictable death if undiagnosed and untreated. Costus afer (Costaceae) is a tropical plant with quite a lot of pharmacological properties.
Obiajulu Christian Ezeigwe +4 more
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What is the lowest lethal dose of colchicine?
Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 2023 Colchicine is known for its narrow therapeutic index, unclear boundaries between non-toxic, toxic and lethal doses and limited use due to its toxicity. In the scientific literature the opinion has prevailed that ‘The lowest reported lethal doses of oral ...
Vanyo Mitev
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The Safety and Analgesic Effect of Datura Flos Pharmacopuncture in Sprague-Dawley Rats [PDF]
Journal of Acupuncture Research, 2019 Background The aim of this study was to investigate the safety and analgesic effects of Datura Flos; pharmacopuncture (DFP). Methods The analgesic effects of DFP were assessed using mechanical (hot plate), chemical (formalin test), and thermal (von Frey ...
Seungah Jun +4 more
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Acta Scientiarum: Animal Sciences, 2013 Agrochemicals on crop cultivated areas is a source of contamination for bees and may cause physiological and behavioral disorders and mortality. The LD50 of the pesticides fipronil and imidacloprid was determined and their effect on the learning behavior
Marcela Pedraza Carrillo +3 more
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