TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 16 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia (usually neuromuscular blockage) Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea REFERENCE : JMPCAS Journal of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry. (Washington, DC) V.1-5, 1959-62. For publisher information, see JMCMAR. Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,167,1961