Echinococcal fluid toxicity

Abstract

To determine the toxicity of the constituent parts of this liquid, A.S. Brodsky (Tr. I Congress of Khir. North Caucasus. Territory) performed a number of experiments on guinea pigs, injecting them into the abdominal cavity, in an amount of 30 to Art., Solutions of amber acid, filtered echinococcal fluid, whole liquid and suspension from the fruit layer of echinococcus. The author was convinced that the toxicity of the echinococcal fluid is generally insignificant and depends on the derivatives of the fruit layer of the parasite in the liquid, with the living fruit layer and its derivatives being the most toxic.