*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TU4055000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione,
                          9-fluoro-11-beta,17,21-trihydroxy-16-alpha-methyl-,
                          21-(dihydrogen phosphate)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 312-93-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199706
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 14
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C22-H30-F-O8-P
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 472.49
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L E5 B666 OV AHTTT&J A1 BF CQ E1 FV1OPQQO FQ G1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
                          Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Betnelan phosphate
   * Dexamethasone 21-orthophosphate
   * Dexamethasone phosphate
   * Dexamethasone 21-phosphate
   * Neodecadron
   * Oradexon phosphate
   * Wymesone
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   EVHPAZ EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives.  (U.S. Government Printing
   Office, Supt of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  No.1-    1972-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 43,41,1982
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 36 mg/kg/90D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Endocrine - changes in thymus weight
   Immunological Including Allergic - decrease in cellular immune response
   Immunological Including Allergic - decrease in humoral immune response
REFERENCE :
   EVHPAZ EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives.  (U.S. Government Printing
   Office, Supt of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  No.1-    1972-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 43,41,1982
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 600 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 21-22 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - endocrine system
REFERENCE :
   PSEBAA Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine.
   (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1903/04-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 140,1360,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 200 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 19-20 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - respiratory system
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - growth statistics (e.g.%, reduced weight
   gain)
REFERENCE :
   BNEOBV Biology of the Neonate.  (S. Karger Pub., Inc., 79 Fifth Ave., New
   York, NY 10003) V.15-    1970-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 36,1,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 400 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 19-20 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - hepatobiliary system
REFERENCE :
   BNEOBV Biology of the Neonate.  (S. Karger Pub., Inc., 79 Fifth Ave., New
   York, NY 10003) V.15-    1970-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 36,1,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 30 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 8-13 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
   resorbed implants per total number of implants)
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - craniofacial
   (including nose and tongue)
REFERENCE :
   EXPEAM Experientia.  (Birkhaeuser Verlag, POB 133, CH-4010 Basel,
   Switzerland)  V.1-    1945-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,1111,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 2 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 1 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Maternal Effects - menstrual cycle changes or disorders
   Reproductive - Fertility - other measures of fertility
REFERENCE :
   ENDOAO Endocrinology (Baltimore).  (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston
   St., Baltimore, MD 21203) V.1-    1917-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   94,1397,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 600 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 17-19 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - cytological changes (including
   somatic cell genetic material)
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - respiratory system
REFERENCE :
   TJADAB Teratology, The International Journal of Abnormal Development. (Alan
   R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.1-    1968-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 40,433,1989
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 600 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 17-19 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - Central Nervous System
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - growth statistics (e.g.%, reduced weight
   gain)
REFERENCE :
   TJADAB Teratology, The International Journal of Abnormal Development. (Alan
   R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.1-    1968-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 46,45,1992
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE                    : 1 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 11-14 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - body wall
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - cardiovascular
   (circulatory) system
REFERENCE :
   ANOBAU Bulletin de l'Association des Anatomistes.  (U.E.R. Sciences
   Medicales A., Boite Postale 1080, 54019 Nancy Cedex, France)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 49,465,1965
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE                    : 1 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 14-17 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - craniofacial
   (including nose and tongue)
REFERENCE :
   ANOBAU Bulletin de l'Association des Anatomistes.  (U.E.R. Sciences
   Medicales A., Boite Postale 1080, 54019 Nancy Cedex, France)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 49,465,1965
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE                    : 1 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 22-25 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
REFERENCE :
   ANOBAU Bulletin de l'Association des Anatomistes.  (U.E.R. Sciences
   Medicales A., Boite Postale 1080, 54019 Nancy Cedex, France)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 49,465,1965
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 3 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
   JOENAK Journal of Endocrinology.  (Biochemical Soc. Book Depot, POB 32,
   Commerce Way, Colchester, Essex CO2 8HP, UK)  V.1-    1939-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 62,527,1974

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X3850
       No. of Facilities: 130 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 10
       No. of Employees: 5388 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 2968 (estimated)

 
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