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...
Main Authors: | 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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
1991-01-01
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Series: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761991000600021 |
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