male sprague-dawley rats ( 200 g ) were injected intraperitoneally with t-2 toxin , a trichothecene mycotoxin protein synthesis inhibitor , at dosages of 0.75 , 1.0 , 1.5 , and 6.0 mg/kg ( 1 ld50 = 0.9 mg/kg ) before decapitation at 8-hr postexposure .
C0040549
toxin
C0026955
mycotoxin