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acute toxicity

A generic term for any illness caused by a single exposure to a toxic substance.
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acute toxicity

Pharmacology Illness caused by a single exposure to a toxic substance
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Associated hazards include: acute toxicity, liver toxicity, kidney toxicity, reproductive /developmental toxicity, neurotoxicity, immunotoxicity and sensitization.
Conclusion: The acute toxicity study indicated that GFC treatment, at selected doses given orally and intraperitoneally, showed relatively low risk of toxicity in all test animals, suggesting that it is safe for further investigation.
In acute toxicity studies the given doses of the MFME were found non toxic.
In acute toxicity study, the test drug PCC up to single oral dose of 2000 mg/kg b.w.
Figure 3 illustrates the acute toxicity of phenylhydrazine in group 2 animals.
A control group was established for acute toxicity tests, all in triplicate, with three fish per rehearsal on 1.0 g [L.sup.-1] max density (ABNT, 2004).
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