NALT

Preferred term

lethal dose 50

Topic

The amount of a single dose of a solid or liquid substance required to kill 50% of the tested population. It is usually expressed in mg/kg (milligram of material per kilogram of body weight) and is used for all routes of exposure other than inhalation. Compare "lethal concentration 50".

lethal dose

LD 50
LD-50
LD50
lethal dose-50

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

21184

Spanish

dosificación letal mediana

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/49401

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 10/11/17