Chip ID Time Point (Hrs) ELISA data Mean SD ICT data Mean SD 8296 1   35.211 3.510   31.590 6.089 5489 1   25.560 3.558   21.818 9.537 7103 8   6.603 0.293   4.194 2.559 8940 8   13.311 1.192   29.601 2.171 9433 8   16.043 4.313   15.319 2.047 7437 8   12.991 0.943   8.053 2.431 1264 12   16.813 0.293   18.643 7.281 1852 12   3.402 0.269   4.231 2.768 8733 12   14.806 0.786   19.577 6.670 1142 12   0.420 0.020   ND ND 1744 16   7.335 0.558   7.398 4.238 5325 16   10.278 1.457   19.068 7.402 8313 16   10.810 1.758   17.412 11.373 8951 16   12.831 0.985   13.767 3.669 4678 24   0.552 0.296   NA NA 9769 24   0.212 0.076   ND ND Note: ND sample not detected by ICT. NA samples were not analysed by ICT

Table 2: Ricin detected in lung lavage at various time points after exposure to 3LCt50. The table shows the levels of ricin detected in individual mice analysed both by ELISA and ICT (μg/L), 1, 8, 12, 16 and 24 hours after exposure.