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Table 4 Lethality and signs of toxicity of mice administered with sinomenine hydrochloride by iUDP

From: Improved up-and-down procedure for acute toxicity measurement with reliable LD50 verified by typical toxic alkaloids and modified Karber method

Seq.

Dosage (mg/kg)

Δm (g)

Short-term outcome

Symptoms

Pathology

1

175

1.1

O

Mild, shortness of breath, frightened, recovered after 2 h

No visible alterations were found in organs

2

280

1.4

O

Shortness of breath, frightened, recovered after 5 h

No visible alterations were found in organs

3

440

1.8

O

Tremor, breathlessness, and recovered after 2 h

Liver was enlarged

4

700

1.3

X

Severe tremor, weakness, dead after 30 min

Liver was enlarged

5

440

1.5

O

Mild tremor, weakness, and recovered after 2 h

Liver and kidney were enlarged

6

700

0.9

X

Severe tremor, weakness, dead after 1 h

Liver was enlarged

7

440

0.9

X

Breathlessness, tremor, and dead after 4 h

Liver and kidney were enlarged

Stop criteria met: 5 reversals in 6 tests

  1. Note: The sequence of outcomes: O for alive and X for dead