Lethality Study on the Toxin from Xanthid Crab in Dalipuga, Iligan City

Jose  M. Oclarit,

Lethality Study on the Toxin from Xanthid Crab in Dalipuga, Iligan City

Discipline: Biological and Sport Sciences

Abstract:

Aqueous extracts were prepared from various parts of the crab Pilumnus vespertillo at three different dose levels: 2.5, 5, and 10 mg/g. The extracts were tested for toxicity using the standard mouse assay. Cheli ped muscle extracts were observed to be toxic tomice at dose levels 5 and 10 mg/8, with an average death time of 27 and three minutes, respectively. Extracts from abdominal muscles showed lethal activityonly at 10 mg/8, with

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