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What is the LD-50 of botulinum toxin?

Question #150365. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated Dec 22 2023.
Originally posted Dec 22 2023 3:30 PM.

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LD-50 is the lethal dose for 50% of the population.

For the botulinum toxin, it's of the order of 1 to 3 nanograms per kilogram of body mass. With such a low dose, no wonder this toxin is considered the most lethal substance known to man.

link https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16168317/

Response last updated by psnz on Dec 22 2023.
Dec 22 2023, 3:32 PM
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