title: The acute intraperitoneal toxicity of cypermethrin.
abstract: This study determined the effects of acute cypermethrin toxicity in the rat and its dose-response characteristics The intraperitoneal LD50 of cypermethrin from the study was 44.0 mg/kg body weight. The symptoms of toxicity were muscular weakness, swaying gait and respiratory distress; pallor and prostration occurred at higher doses and convulsions preceded death, apparently due to respiratory failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Timothy T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Iyaniwura
authors.forename: Christiana A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Okonkwo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D008297:Male; D011722:Pyrethrins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D011722:Pyrethrins; C017160:cypermethrin