Lethal Dose 50

The dose amount of poisonous or toxic substance or dose of ionizing radiation required to kill 50% of the tested population.

Year introduced: 1976(1971)

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Tree Number(s): E05.940.402, G07.225.500, G07.690.773.875.750, G07.690.936.500.750

MeSH Unique ID: D007928

Entry Terms:

• Dose 50, Lethal
• LD50

Previous Indexing:

• specific drug/toxicity (1966-1970)

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
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Toxicity Tests
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Physiological Phenomena
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
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Pharmacological Phenomena
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
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Physiological Phenomena
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Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
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