LD50 (Median Lethal Dose)
— The amount of a chemical agent that is expected to kill 50% of the test organisms when given directly under the test's stated conditions. For many years, the …
Determination of Median Lethal (LD50) and Growth Reduction (GR50) Dose
— Abstract The determination of the optimum dose of radiation through its impacts on the growth attributes of the crop is the prerequisite for successful induced mutation breeding.
[The experimental study of diquat on the half-Lethal dose …
— The LD(50) of Diquat for Rats was 280.58 mg/kg. The high-dose group had significantly more organ damage than the low-dose group after diquat poisoning. Conclusion: The determination of the half-lethal dose of diquat, at the same time observed multiple organs damaged in rats after the diquat quickly poisoned. Kidneys, lungs and …
Acute toxicity studies and determination of median …
Determination of acute oral toxicity is usually an initial screening step in the assessment and evaluation of the toxic characteristics of all compounds. This article reviews the methods …
Lethal dose (LD50) of the big four snakes-a mini review
— Lethal dose (LD50) of the big four snakes-a mini review Volume 3 Issue 2 - 2018 Ghazala Parveen,1 Hussain Ali, 2 Hafiz Sabur ... Parveen G, Khan F, Ali H, et al. Determination of Lethal Dose (LD 50) of Venom of four Different Poisonous Snakes found in Pakistan.Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Journal . 2017;3(3):e18. 6. Christensen PA ...
What is a LD₅₀ and LC₅₀?
— What does LD 50 mean? Back to top. LD stands for "Lethal Dose". LD 50 is the amount of a material, given all at once, which causes the death of 50% (one half) of a group of test animals. The LD 50 is one way to measure the short-term poisoning potential (acute toxicity) of a material.. Toxicologists can use many kinds of animals but most …
Acute Oral Toxicity of Tetrodotoxin in Mice: Determination of Lethal …
— Acute Oral Toxicity of Tetrodotoxin in Mice: Determination of Lethal Dose 50 (LD50) and No Observed Adverse Effect Level (NOAEL) ... In this study, a 4-level Up and Down Procedure was designed in order to determine for the first time the oral lethal dose 50 (LD 50) and the No Observed Adverse Effect Level ...
Determination of acute lethal dose 50 (LD50) of uranyl …
— The results obtained from this study suggests that intraperitoneal LD50 of uranyl nitrate the found to be 17.37 mg/kg bdwt and 4mg/kgbdwt of uranic nitrate can be considered as most tolerable dose. Evaluation of LD50 is the foremost step in the assessment of toxicity of a substance. The present study was designed to determine the …
The new algorithm for calculation of median lethal dose …
— Reed and Muench [12] introduced arithmetical method for determination of median lethal dose (LD 50) in 1938 which was modified by Saganuwan [13].The possible modifications involved calculating percent of test animals both that died and survived at all the test dose levels.
Approximate lethal dose versus median lethal dose in acute …
The relation between approximate lethal doses (ALD, i.e. the lowest dose at which mortality occurs) and the corresponding median lethal doses (LD50) was investigated in 231 acute toxicity studies in mice and rats. The ALD values were divided into four classes (less than 5 mg/kg, 5-50 mg/kg, 50-500 m …
Determination of optimum dose based of biological …
— The findings demonstrate that the lethal dose of the 'Yaghouti' was 18 Gy for LD25, 30 Gy for LD50, and 48 Gy for LD75, respectively.
LD50 determination and phenotypic evaluation of three …
— Objective. The study aims to determine the Lethal Dose 50 (LD 50) of Echeveria varieties as induced by chemical mutagens.. Methods. Three cultivated varieties from Echeveria species, namely 'Brave,' 'Viyant,' and 'Snow bunny,' were induced with chemical mutagens: colchicine, ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS), methyl …
Determination of half-maximal inhibitory concentration using biosensor
— Half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC 50) is the most widely used and informative measure of a drug's efficacy. It indicates how much drug is needed to inhibit a biological process by half, thus providing a measure of potency of an antagonist drug in pharmacological research.
Acute toxicity studies and determination of median lethal dose
— This article reviews the methods so far utilized for the determination of median lethal dose; (LD50) and the new changes which could be made. ... A lower dose level of 100 mg/kg, or half of the ...
Determination of lethal dose (LD50) and effect of …
The result of the study empharized the determination of absorbtion dose as 10Gy, 0.4% EMS respectively and produced promising variation the thornless, internodal length …
1.3: Pharmacokinetics I
— Plasma half-life (t 1/2 =.693/k el) is constant and independent of dose. Determination of apparent volume of distribution: Extrapolation to time zero of the line of best fit for ln C p vs t data; antilog of drug concentration at time 0 designated as C 0. Then, [ {V}_d (in mls or liters)={Total Doseover {C}_0}] Determination of total ...
Prediction of Human Lethal Doses and Concentrations of …
— Rodent acute toxicity is a standard requirement in the assessment of the potential acute toxicity of chemicals to humans. 1 However, the correlation of rodent toxicity with human lethal dose (HLD) is often low. 2,3 Many factors can affect rodent toxicity values, such as species, genetic variability, age, , weight, health, diet, administration …
Determination of Lethal Dose (LD50) of Venom of four …
Determination of Lethal Dose (LD 50) of Venom of four Different Poisonous Snakes found in Pakistan and Cholistan desert, and Astola island of Makran in Baluchistan.
Measuring toxicity — Science Learning Hub
Lethal dose (LD 50) One such population-level measure is the median lethal dose, LD 50 (lethal dose, 50%). This is defined as the dose required to kill half the members of a specific animal population when entering …
Alternative Methods for the Median Lethal Dose (LD
— A maximum likelihood method is used to estimate median lethal dose or LD 50. Profile likelihood methods are used to estimate confidence intervals. The LD 50 estimate is obtained using the assumed …
Determination of optimum dose based of biological responses of lethal
— Tetali et al. 21 reported that the optimum dose for Indian grapes was 30 Gy, whereas another study found that the optimal dose for Indian cultivars was 15–25 Gy 20, likewise the lethal doses of gamma rays for Turkish cultivars were 35 and 45 Gy 20. Reviews of the literature indicate that there is a wide variation in the optimal dose among ...
Lethal dose (LD50) of the big four snakes-a mini review
— Lethal dose (LD 50) of the big four snakes-a mini review Ghazala Parveen, 1. Verify Captcha ... So correct determination of LD 50 becomes need of hour for efficient production of ASVS. Several studies have been devised to study the LD 50 of big four snakes. The toxicity and lethality of the snake venom varies from species to species and …
Determination of Lethal Dose (LD50) of Venom of four …
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Acute toxicity studies and determination of median lethal dose
Determination of acute oral toxicity is usually an initial screening step in the assessment and evaluation of the toxic characteristics of all compounds. This article reviews the methods so far utilized for the determination of median lethal dose (LD 50) and the new changes which could be made. This has to go through the entire process of ...
LD50 (Median Lethal Dose)
— LD50 (Median Lethal Dose) Reference work entry; First Online: 01 January 2024; pp 559; Cite this reference work entry; Dictionary of Toxicology. LD50 (Median Lethal Dose) 16 Accesses. Download reference work entry PDF. The amount of a chemical agent that is expected to kill 50% of the test organisms when given directly under the test's …
Comparison of five methods for the determination of lethal dose …
The approximate lethal dose method seems to be a very suitable alternative method to the classical LD50 test since it requires only about 6 animals, provides enough information to order chemicals according to their toxicities, and provides useful information for planning subsequent repeated-dose studies. The aim of the present study was to compare the …
ED50
— The ED50 is the dose of a medication that produces a specific effect in 50% of the population that has been administered that dose. This metric can be used clinically by clinicians for a particular drug effect. However, depending on the risk-benefit analysis, clinicians may use a different dosage for their intended outcome. The toxic dose in 50% …
LD50 Dose
— Determination of optimum dose, radiosensitivity and treatment conditions are most essential for mutagenesis expeiments. ... LD 50 dose (Lethal Dose) of radiation is the dose required to kill half the members of a tested population after a specified test duration (Roslim et al. 2015).
Determination of optimum dose based of biological responses of lethal
— Determination of LD 25, LD 50, and LD 75 of mutagens. The linear regression equation model based on radiation doses is Y = 1.6578x–4.7161 and R2 equals 0.9473 (Fig. 1).According to the findings ...
Embryonated eggs as an alternative to animals in the determination …
— Determination of median lethal dose (LD50) is a vital tool adopted by the World Health Organization for pre-clinical assessment of products for use in the management of snakebite envenoming, a ...
(PDF) Determination of Median Lethal Concentrations …
— Hence, parasite inoculum of 10³ to 1011 could be used as basis for median lethal dose (LD50), LC50 and median bacterial concentrations (BC50)determination, pathogenic dose for immune stimulation ...