The acute intraperitoneal toxicity of cypermethrin.
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.
Iyaniwura
Timothy T
TT
Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
Okonkwo
Christiana A
CA
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
D011722:Pyrethrins; C017160:cypermethrin