Experiment 1135044
Compounds isolated
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Ricinus communis (EUPHORBIACEAE) |
| Citation | KOPFERSCHMITT,J: FLESCH,F: LUGNIER,A: SAUDER,PH: JAEGER,A: MANTZ,JM:. (1983). ACUTE VOLUNTARY INTOXICATION BY RICIN.. 2(2) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | THE PATIENT INGESTED THE SEEDS IN AN ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. TOXIC SYMPTOMS WERE ACUTE ABDOMINAL PAIN,NAUSEA,DIARRHEA,CRAMPS IN THE LIMBS & BLURRED VISION. THE PATIENT ALSO SHOWED CIRCULATORY COLLAPSE WITH CYANOSIS OF THE EXTREMETIES. RICIN LEVELS WERE MEASURED IN THE BLOOD AND HALF LIFE WAS ESTIMATED AS 8 DAYS. |
| Dose amount | 30.0 SEEDS |
| Number | 2 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Extract | SEEDS |