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fireman328 · 28-02-2004, 14:21

You've just got to hope they are not doing LD 50 testing like they do on rats.
This involves 100 rats (Sprague-Daubey, specially bred to be identical) who are all fed the test substance in increasing doses until 50 are dead. This then is termed Lethal Dose 50%, hence LD 50.
It's surprising what you have to know in my line of work.

28-02-2004, 14:21	#31
fireman328 Inactive Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Surrey Posts: 1,356	Re: Pumped full of drugs :( You've just got to hope they are not doing LD 50 testing like they do on rats. This involves 100 rats (Sprague-Daubey, specially bred to be identical) who are all fed the test substance in increasing doses until 50 are dead. This then is termed Lethal Dose 50%, hence LD 50. It's surprising what you have to know in my line of work.