Animal Toxicology Studies Animal toxicology studies tested doses from 0.0027 mg/lb to 9.1 mg/lb via intraperitoneal, intramuscular, intravenous, and oral routes for up to 6 weeks, finding: No acute toxic or lethal dose No gross or histologic toxicity in major organs No hepatotoxicity or nephrotoxicity Negative Ames test (no mutagenicity) Negative chromosomal aberration tests (no genotoxicity) No teratogenicity in rat pregnancy studies No local injection site irritation The LD1 (minimum lethal dose) could not be achieved despite aggressive testing
It provides reasonable precision at 0.25 mg (7.5 units) and manageable volumes at 2.4 mg (72 units)
Together, they offer a complementary platform for studies centered on cellular migration, angiogenic signaling, and cytoskeletal modulation
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