Experiment 1261228

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeIN RATION
OrganismGossypium hirsutum (MALVACEAE)
CitationMENAUL,P:. (1922). THE POISONOUS SUBSTANCE IN COTTONSEED.. 247()
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseCOTTONSEED MEAL WHICH HAD BEEN MOISTENED AND COOKED AT 15 POUNDS PRESSURE FOR 15 MINUTES FOLLOWED BY DRYING WAS FED TO THE ANIMALS. AT THE END OF THREE WEEKS NO DIFFERENCE WAS SEEN COMPARED WITH CONTROLS. AFTER THREE WEEKS OF FEEDING, A GROUP FED UNCOOKED MEAL STARTED TO LOSE WEIGHT. AFTER 73 DAYS OF FEEDING THE AUTOCLAVED MEAL, THE GROUP HAD GAINED 9.5 POUNDS MORE THAN THOSE FED COMMERCIAL COTTONSEED MEAL.
Dose amountFS
Number1
Qualitative resultINACTIVE
AnimalRABBIT
Dose expressionCONC USED
ExtractSEED PULP