[Toxicity test of Luokuwei on mice].

Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi

Hunan Provincial Institute of Schistosomiasis Control, Yueyang 414000, China.

Published: February 2012

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  • The toxicity test of Luokuwei on mice indicated that at doses 400-1,200 times higher than its molluscicidal dosage, the mortality rate for mice was relatively low, at 10%-20% over 24 hours.
  • Over a 14-day period, only the highest dosage group had a mortality rate exceeding 50%.
  • These findings suggest that Luokuwei is a molluscicide with low toxicity to mammals.

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The result of toxicity test of Luokuwei to mice showed that, when the dose of the drug was 400-1 200 times of molluscicidal dosage, the mortality rate of mice was only 10%-20% in 24 h, and in 14 d, only the mortality rate in high doasage group was above 50%. It is suggested that Luoweiku is a molluscicide with low toxicity.

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  • The toxicity test of Luokuwei on mice indicated that at doses 400-1,200 times higher than its molluscicidal dosage, the mortality rate for mice was relatively low, at 10%-20% over 24 hours.
  • Over a 14-day period, only the highest dosage group had a mortality rate exceeding 50%.
  • These findings suggest that Luokuwei is a molluscicide with low toxicity to mammals.
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