Experiment 1131182

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismRicinus communis (EUPHORBIACEAE)
CitationKOPFERSCHMITT,J: FLESCH,F: LUGNIER,A: SAUDER,P: JAEGER,A: MANTZ,JM:. (1983). ACUTE VOLUNTARY INTOXICATION BY RICIN.. 2()
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseSEEDS WERE INGESTED IN AN ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. PATIENT DEVELOPED DIARRHEA, VOMITING AND CRAMPS FOLLOWED BY EXTRACELLULAR DEHYDRATION AND CIRCULATORY COLLAPSE. IT WAS CALCULATED THAT 10.5 MG. OF RICIN WAS INGESTED THROUGH THESE SEEDS.
Dose amount30.0 SEEDS
Number2
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitPERSON
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractSEEDS