title: Toxicity of aflatoxin B1 to penaeid shrimp.
abstract: Single intramuscular injections of aflatoxin B1 into the tail muscle of Penaeus stylirostris produced 24- and 96-h median lethal doses of 100.5 (78.3 to 129.0) and 49.5 (29.8 to 82.3) mg/kg, respectively. A toxicity curve showed no threshold at the levels tested. The mortality response in a feeding study with P. vannamei was not dose dependent, but tissue and organ damage were similar to that seen in injected animals.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D016604:Aflatoxin B1; D000348:Aflatoxins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D033364:Decapoda / Q000187:drug effects*; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular
chemical_list: D000348:Aflatoxins; D016604:Aflatoxin B1