The dose that shows toxicity signs/morality is the toxic dose and 1/10th of this toxic dose is considered for therapeutic exploration [20].
Toxic dose is defined empirically as a dose that is known to cause toxicity.
It would also be interesting to know if those levels amounted to a toxic dose of the chemicals in question.
She nearly died in June of a toxic dose of digoxin, the same drug given to the vicar.
In infants and small children, studies have indicated that the toxic dose is less than twice the recommended dose.
Ms. Han nearly died of a toxic dose of digoxin, the same drug given to Father Gall.
Referring to "a toxic dose of sensational pretrial publicity," the defense asked Judge Frank M. Gaziano last month to move the trial to western Massachusetts.
Kansans were given a toxic dose of supply-side economics, and, whatever the results of next week's election, the experiment has been a failure, politically and economically.
According to "Toxic Plants of North America" (Iowa State University Press, 2001), by George E. Burrows and Ronald J. Tyrl, a toxic dose of tomatine for an adult human would appear to require at least a pound of tomato leaves.
Perversely, users could learn about such methods by reading a warning label that came with each prescription, which said, "Taking broken, chewed or crushed OxyContin tablets could lead to the rapid release and absorption of a potentially toxic dose".
They worked extremely well and became immense hits in the western world, but their addiction potential was phenomenal and the dividing line between a toxic dose and therapeutic dose was very fine".
