A simplified method to evaluate the acute toxicity of ricin and ricinus agglutinin

Toxicology

Volumn 186, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 119-123

  Zhan, Jinbiao ^a   Zhou, Peiheng ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

LD50; Ricin; Ricinus agglutinin; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTININ; RICIN; RICINUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LD 50; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037447623     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-483X(02)00726-6     Document Type: Article

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