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. 2019 Aug;48(8):1545–1546.

Table 1:

Summary of clinical signs of dermal toxicity in rabbits immediately and 24 h after exposure to honey bee venom

Variable Test site
Group Dose(mg/kg) No. of animals Inflammation Immediately after 24 h Erythema Immediately after 24 h Edema Immediately after 24 h Death Immediately after 24 h
Vehicle control 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Live honey bee sting Different dosage 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Purified honey bee venom 1,500 mg/kg 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0