Toxicological study of the molluscicidal latex of Euphorbia splendens: irritant action on skin and eye
Aqueous solutions of the molluscicidal latex of Euphorbia splendens are irritant to the rabbit eye in concentrations higher than 0.35% and to the rabbit skin in concentrations higher than 0.5%. Although this irritant potential does not proclude its use as a molluscicide, special precautions are reco...
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1991-01-01
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| author | J. C. B. R. Freitas O. A. F. Presgrave F. F. Fingola M. A. C. Menezes M. C. Vasconcellos V. T. Schall F. J. R. Paumgartten |
| author_facet | J. C. B. R. Freitas O. A. F. Presgrave F. F. Fingola M. A. C. Menezes M. C. Vasconcellos V. T. Schall F. J. R. Paumgartten |
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| description | Aqueous solutions of the molluscicidal latex of Euphorbia splendens are irritant to the rabbit eye in concentrations higher than 0.35% and to the rabbit skin in concentrations higher than 0.5%. Although this irritant potential does not proclude its use as a molluscicide, special precautions are recommended for hanbdling and application of the product and the hazard of skin tumor-promoting potencial should be carefully investigated before its use for schistosomiasis vector control. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b0655d201316468fbc716056db94b3fb2023-09-02T21:28:10ZengFundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz0074-02761678-80601991-01-0186878810.1590/S0074-02761991000600021Toxicological study of the molluscicidal latex of Euphorbia splendens: irritant action on skin and eyeJ. C. B. R. FreitasO. A. F. PresgraveF. F. FingolaM. A. C. MenezesM. C. VasconcellosV. T. SchallF. J. R. PaumgarttenAqueous solutions of the molluscicidal latex of Euphorbia splendens are irritant to the rabbit eye in concentrations higher than 0.35% and to the rabbit skin in concentrations higher than 0.5%. Although this irritant potential does not proclude its use as a molluscicide, special precautions are recommended for hanbdling and application of the product and the hazard of skin tumor-promoting potencial should be carefully investigated before its use for schistosomiasis vector control.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761991000600021Euphorbia splendensplants molluscicideschistosomiasisskin irritationeye irritationtoxicology |
| spellingShingle | J. C. B. R. Freitas O. A. F. Presgrave F. F. Fingola M. A. C. Menezes M. C. Vasconcellos V. T. Schall F. J. R. Paumgartten Toxicological study of the molluscicidal latex of Euphorbia splendens: irritant action on skin and eye Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Euphorbia splendens plants molluscicide schistosomiasis skin irritation eye irritation toxicology |
| title | Toxicological study of the molluscicidal latex of Euphorbia splendens: irritant action on skin and eye |
| title_full | Toxicological study of the molluscicidal latex of Euphorbia splendens: irritant action on skin and eye |
| title_fullStr | Toxicological study of the molluscicidal latex of Euphorbia splendens: irritant action on skin and eye |
| title_full_unstemmed | Toxicological study of the molluscicidal latex of Euphorbia splendens: irritant action on skin and eye |
| title_short | Toxicological study of the molluscicidal latex of Euphorbia splendens: irritant action on skin and eye |
| title_sort | toxicological study of the molluscicidal latex of euphorbia splendens irritant action on skin and eye |
| topic | Euphorbia splendens plants molluscicide schistosomiasis skin irritation eye irritation toxicology |
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