LD50

Noun

Meaning

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LD50 (plural LD50s)

(toxicology) The amount of a substance required to kill half of a given population; a measure of toxicity.

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Synonyms

semilethal dose

Examples

Amyl alcohol has an oral LD50 of 200 mg/kg in mice, http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/ suggesting that it is significantly more toxic than ethanol. Source: Internet

LD50 values for mice are 1 mg/kg orally, 0.100 mg/kg intravenously, 0.270 mg/kg intraperitoneally and 0.270 mg/kg subcutaneously. Source: Internet

The acute oral LD50 of FLEXERIL is approximately 338 and 425 mg/kg in mice and rats, respectively. Source: Internet

For an overview of more test animal results (LD50, LDLo and TDLo) see the following table. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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