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  2. Banana equivalent dose - Wikipedia

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    The banana equivalent dose is an informal measurement, so any equivalences are necessarily approximate, but it has been found useful by some as a way to inform the public about relative radiation risks. [2] Approximate doses of radiation in sieverts, ranging from trivial to lethal.

  3. Median lethal dose - Wikipedia

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    In toxicology, the median lethal dose, LD 50 (abbreviation for "lethal dose, 50%"), LC 50 (lethal concentration, 50%) or LCt 50 is a toxic unit that measures the lethal dose of a given substance. [1] The value of LD 50 for a substance is the dose required to kill half the members of a tested population after a specified test duration.

  4. Lethal dose - Wikipedia

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    In toxicology, the lethal dose (LD) is an indication of the lethal toxicity of a given substance or type of radiation. Because resistance varies from one individual to another, the "lethal dose" represents a dose (usually recorded as dose per kilogram of subject body weight) at which a given percentage of subjects will die.

  5. Phoneutria nigriventer - Wikipedia

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    For males the LD50 is 1.57 μg / kg. [ 15 ] which many sources consider make it the most venomous spider in the world. [ 16 ] Differences between the venom of male and female Phoneutria nigriventer have been reported, with females producing a greater quantity of venom. [ 17 ]

  6. Median toxic dose - Wikipedia

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    The median toxic dose encompasses the category of toxicity that is greater than half maximum effective concentration (ED 50) but less than the median lethal dose (LD 50). However, for some highly potent toxins (ex. lofentanil , botulinum toxin ) the difference between the ED 50 and TD 50 is so minute that the values assigned to them may be ...

  7. Lowest published toxic dose - Wikipedia

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    In toxicology, the lowest published toxic dose (Toxic Dose Low, TD Lo) is the lowest dosage per unit of bodyweight (typically stated in milligrams per kilogram) of a substance known to have produced signs of toxicity in a particular animal species. [1]

  8. Fixed-dose procedure - Wikipedia

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    The fixed-dose procedure (FDP), proposed in 1992 by the British Toxicology Society, is a method to assess a substance's acute oral toxicity. [1] [2]In comparison to the older LD 50 test developed in 1927, this procedure produces similar results while using fewer animals and causing less pain and suffering. [3]

  9. Potassium chloride - Wikipedia

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    In comparison, the LD 50 of sodium chloride (table salt) is 3.75 g/kg. Intravenously, the LD 50 of potassium chloride is far smaller, at about 57.2 mg/kg to 66.7 mg/kg; this is found by dividing the lethal concentration of positive potassium ions (about 30 to 35 mg/kg) [ 31 ] by the proportion by mass of potassium ions in potassium chloride ...