Lowest published lethal dose

In toxicology, the LD_Lo (Lethal Dose Low) is the lowest dosageper unit of bodyweight (typically stated in milligramsper kilogram) of a substanceknown to have resulted in fatalityin a particular animalspecies. When quoting an LD_Lo, the particular species and method of administration (e.g. ingested, inhaled, intravenous) are typically stated.

See also

• Lowest published toxic dose(TD_Lo)
• Semilethal dose(LD₅₀)

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
It uses material from the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowest+published+lethal+dose Wikipedia article Lowest published lethal dose.