Title: cumulative median lethal dose
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - cumulative median lethal dose
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.15618
Status: current

Definition
Estimate of the total administered amount of a substance that is associated with the death of half a population of animals when the substance is administered repeatedly in doses which are generally fractions of the median lethal dose.

Source
- PAC, 2007, 79, 1153. 'Glossary of terms used in toxicology, 2nd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)' on page 1200 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779071153)

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Citation: Citation: 'cumulative median lethal dose' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.15618
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