Effect of the Antibiotic Neomycin on the Toxicity of the Glycoside Vicine in Rats

Table 1

Effect of neomycin on the toxicity of vicine injected ip in rats.

Group	Dose (mg/kg)	No. of rats	No. of dead rats	Mortality rate %
1	0	10	0	0%
2	100	10	0	0%
3	200	10	3	30%
4	400	10	8	80%
5	250 mg/kg neomycin; + 400 mg/kg vicine	10	1	10%

Group 1: control, groups 2, 3 and 4: injected vicine ip, group 5: (250 mg/kg neomycin prior to 400 mg/kg vicine).