*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AB2946500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acetaldehyde, N-methylhydrazone
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 17167-73-6
LAST UPDATED            : 198910
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C3-H8-N2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 72.13
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 2UNM1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Acetaldehyde methylhydrazone
   * AMFH
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 390 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - excitement
   Liver - other changes
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   45,429,1978
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 208 mg/kg/1Y-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
   Endocrine - tumors
REFERENCE :
   JJIND8 JNCI, Journal of the National Cancer Institute.  (Washington, DC)
   V.61-79, 1978-87. For publisher information, see JNCIEQ.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 67,881,1981
 
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