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The dose of cheddar cheese that will kill half the people who take it? I don't think there is one.
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What does LD50 measure?
LD50 (short for lethal dose 50) is the dose of a substance at which it kills 50% of test subjects.
True or False. Does a chemical with a LD50 of 1000mg over kg have less toxicity than one with LD50 of 100mg over kg?
true,however LD50 just provide coarse idea and specific adverse effect also need be considered.
What is the LD50 of phenobarbital?
238 mg/kg (in mice)
What is the LD50 of sarin?
In toxicology, the median lethal dose, of a toxin is the dose required to kill half the members of a tested population after a specified test duration. LD50 figures are frequently used as a general indicator of a substance's acute toxicity.
What is the difference between a toxin and poison?
The way that toxic materials are defined is by how well they kill rats. This is called the "Median Lethal Dose" or LD50. It is usually expressed as "LD50, Oral, Rat" meaning that the subjects were specially bred, white, Norway rats and the dose was given by mouth. The dose is presented as milligrams per kilogram of rat.The U.S. EPA and OSHA define a toxin as a substance that has an LD50 of 500 mg/Kg or less. Acutely toxic materials have an LD50 of 50 mg/Kg or less.The U.S. DOT defines poison as a substance with an LD50 of 200 mg/kg or less.
Why is the LD50 of a mouse different from a human's LD50?
ld50 for lamotrigine
Cheddar or white cheddar?
I prefer white cheddar... I prefer white cheddar...
What is the ld50 of thiopental?
thipental
Why do cockroaches survive a nuclear bomb?
The radiation LD50 of most insects is far higher than the LD50 of mammals.
What does LD50 measure?
LD50 (short for lethal dose 50) is the dose of a substance at which it kills 50% of test subjects.
Why does Magnesium Sulfate not have an LD50?
that's not true, in fact magnesium sulfate has been tested on rats and dogs, and it does have an ld50. "The LD50 values were 206 mg/kg for males and 174 mg/kg for females"
What is the LD50 standard?
1mg/kg
What is ld50 of calcium?
30000000 ng
Where can you find cheddar?
cheddar what?
What is the LD50 value for plutonium?
A probable value for plutonium is LD50 = 5 μg/kg (cumulated chemical and radiological effects).
True or False. Does a chemical with a LD50 of 1000mg over kg have less toxicity than one with LD50 of 100mg over kg?
true,however LD50 just provide coarse idea and specific adverse effect also need be considered.
10 rats given LD50 dose of aspirin how many rats survive?
by definition ld50 is when 50% survive or dead,,answer will be 5 if i count well
