Acute toxicity
A separate experiment was performed to know whether any toxic effects are produced by MCP on mice. Four groups of mice were administered orally by the single dose of 2.5, 5 and 10 times of effective MCP dose. Then mice were observed with regard togross behavioral, neurological, autonomic and toxic effects at thes hort time intervals within 24 h. Food consumption, feces and urinewere also examined at 2 h and then at 6 h intervals within 24 h.