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TOXICOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE MOLLUSCICIDAL LATEX OF EUPHORBIA SPLENDENS: IRRITANT ACTION ON SKIN AND EYE
Plants Molluscicide
Schistosomiasis
Skin Irritation
Eye Irritation
Toxicology
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Abstract
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 recommended for hanbdling and application of the product and the hazard of skin tumor-promoting potencial should be carefully investigated before its use for schistosomiasis vector control.
Keywords
Euphorbia SplendensPlants Molluscicide
Schistosomiasis
Skin Irritation
Eye Irritation
Toxicology
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