Mouse unit

A mouse unit (MU) is the amount of toxin required to kill a 20g mouse in 15 minutes via intraperitoneal injection.[1][2] Mouse units are measured by a mouse bioassay, and are commonly used in the shellfish industry when describing relative toxicities for assessing food safety levels for human consumption.[3]

References

Llewellyn, LE; Endean, R (1989). "Toxins extracted from Australian specimens of the crab, Eriphia sebana (Xanthidae)". Toxicon. 27 (5): 579–86. doi:10.1016/0041-0101(89)90119-0. PMID 2749756.
Nollet, Leo M. L.; Toldra, Fidel (2010). Safety Analysis of Foods of Animal Origin. Hoboken: CRC Press. p. 584. ISBN 9781439848197. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
Fleming, Lora E. "Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning". Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Retrieved 10 February 2017.

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[llew89-1] Llewellyn, LE; Endean, R (1989). "Toxins extracted from Australian specimens of the crab, Eriphia sebana (Xanthidae)". Toxicon. 27 (5): 579–86. doi:10.1016/0041-0101(89)90119-0. PMID 2749756.

[nollet2010-2] Nollet, Leo M. L.; Toldra, Fidel (2010). Safety Analysis of Foods of Animal Origin. Hoboken: CRC Press. p. 584. ISBN 9781439848197. Retrieved 10 February 2017.

[whoi-3] Fleming, Lora E. "Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning". Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Retrieved 10 February 2017.