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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Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
1991-01-01
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Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761991000600021 |