Hi:

 

See page 1071 of http://books.google.com/books?id=nauWlPTBcjIC&pg=PA1071&lpg=PA1071&dq=portuguese+man+or+war+hypnotoxin&source=bl&ots=oOEifavQUD&sig=hKu2ipDhkWuB8bk59gnTa_-m4RA&hl=en&ei=6GIMTYrWEYnGsAOZg7WiAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CBgQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=portuguese&f=false

 

The Portuguese Man of War jellyfish produces a neurotoxin called "hypnotoxin" which depresses the central nervous system of humans and causes sensory/motor malfunctions. Where can I find more information on this hypnotoxin? In particular, what is the maximum non-lethal dose for the average adult man in his late 20s?

 

 

Thanks,

 

Green Xenon

Edited December 18, 201015 yr by Green Xenon

There are a few papers on hypnotoxin in Medline

for example

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7546322

Try Google feature of searching through the publications of various scholars. I think you can get some information in this way.