SINGLE OR FOUR-WEEK REPEATED INTRAVENOUS TOXICITY STUDIES OF A NEW CEPHALOSPORIN ANTffiIOTIC AGENT, IDC-7181 IN RATS

  • Zhang, Hu-Song (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Huang, Zai-Zhi (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Jung, Eun-Yong (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Jung, Seong-Eui (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Lim, Kwang-Hyun (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • In, Chang-Hoon (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Kim, Dae-Joong (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Nam, Sang-Yoon (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Kang, Jong-Koo (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
  • Published : 2001.10.01

Abstract

This study was designed to evaluate an acute and subacute intravenous dose toxicity of a new cephalosporin antibiotic agent, IDC-7181 in 7-week-old Sprague-Dawley rats. IDC-7181 was intravenously injected to rats at dose levels of 0, 3.2, 16, 80, 400 and 2, 000 mg/kg/day for single dose toxicity study and at dose levels of 0, 10, 50 and 250 mg/kg/day for 4 week-repeated dose toxicity study. All rats survived throughout the study periods.(omitted)

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