TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 250 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Tumorigenic - active as anti-cancer agent REFERENCE : JAJAAA Journal of Antibiotics, Series A. (Tokyo, Japan) V.6-20, 1953-67. For publisher information, see JANTAJ. Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,124,1964