Table 1.
Intraperitoneal lethal toxicity (LD50) of Spilotes sulphureus venom and purified three-finger toxins. (95% confidence intervals are listed in parentheses (lower, upper), determined by Spearman-Kärber methodology.)
| mice (Mus musculus) | house geckos (Hemidactylus frenatus) | |
|---|---|---|
| crude venom (Spilotes sulphureus) | 2.56 (2.51, 2.61) µg g−1 | 1.01 (0.78, 1.24) µg g−1 |
| sulditoxin | nontoxic >5 µg g−1 |
0.22 (−0.09, 0.53) µg g−1 |
| sulmotoxin 1 | 4.0 (3.7, 4.3) µg g−1 | nontoxic >5 µg g−1 |
| sulmotoxin 2 | nontoxic >5 µg g−1 |
nontoxic >5 µg g−1 |