TY  - JOUR
T1  - STudies of amygdalin (laetrile) toxicity in rodents
AU  - Khandekar JD, Edelman H
Y1  - 1979/07/13
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1979.03300020039023
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 169
EP  - 171
VL  - 242
IS  - 2
N2  - Amygdalin (laetrile), given to Fischer 344 rats in doses of 250, 500, and 750 mg/kg intraperitoneally daily for five days, caused mortalities of 30.8%, 44.1%, and 56.8%, respectively. The mode of death and the elevated serum cyanide levels in the dying animals strongly suggested cyanide poisoning as the cause of death. These findings seriously question the use of amygdalin in clinical medicine under any circumstances.(JAMA 242:169-171, 1979)
SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1979.03300020039023
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1979.03300020039023
ER  -