*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : XA3030000
CHEMICAL NAME : Testosterone
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 58-22-0
LAST UPDATED : 199803
DATA ITEMS CITED : 60
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C19-H28-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 288.47
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L E5 B666 OV MUTJ A1 E1 FQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
Drug
Mutagen
Reproductive Effector
Human
Hormone
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Androlin
* Androst-4-en-3-one, 17-hydroxy-, (17-beta)-
* Andronaq
* Androst-4-en-17beta-ol-3-one
* delta(sup 4)-Androsten-17(beta)-ol-3-one
* Androst-4-en-3-one, 17-beta-hydroxy-
* Andrusol
* Cristerone T
* Geno-cristaux gremy
* Homosteron
* Homosterone
* 17-beta-Hydroxy-delta(sup 4)-androsten-3-one
* 17-beta-Hydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one
* 17-beta-Hydroxy-4-androsten-3-one
* 7-beta-Hydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one
* Malestrone (amps)
* Mertestate
* Neo-testis
* Oreton-F
* Orquisteron
* Perandren
* Percutacrine androgenique
* Primotest
* Primoteston
* Sustanone
* Synandrol F
* Teslen
* Testandrone
* Testiculosterone
* Testobase
* Testopropon
* Testosteroid
* Testosteron
* trans-Testosterone
* Testosterone hydrate
* Testostosterone
* Testoviron schering
* Testoviron T
* Testrone
* Testryl
* Virormone
* Virosterone
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 326 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
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: 46,116,1941
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION : >5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
TOVEFN Toksikologicheskii Vestnik. (18-20 Vadkovskii per. Moscow, 101479,
Russia) History Unknown Volume(issue)/page/year: (2),6,1996
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 6240 mg/kg/52D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
Reproductive - Tumorigenic effects - ovarian tumors
REFERENCE :
CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year:
48,2788,1988
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 30 mg/kg/5D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
Endocrine - adrenal cortex tumors
Reproductive - Tumorigenic effects - other reproductive system tumors
REFERENCE :
JNCIAM Journal of the National Cancer Institute. (Washington, DC) V.1-60,
1940-78. For publisher information, see JJIND8. Volume(issue)/page/year:
39,75,1967
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 400 mg/kg/50D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
Reproductive - Tumorigenic effects - ovarian tumors
REFERENCE :
CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year:
48,2788,1988
** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE : 17 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 26 week(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
sperm morphology, motility, and count)
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - other effects on male
REFERENCE :
JCEMAZ Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. (Williams &
Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.12- 1952-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 75,1326,1992
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - woman
DOSE : 34600 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 7-13 week(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - urogenital system
REFERENCE :
AMDCA5 AMA Journal of Diseases of Children. (Chicago, IL) V.91-99,
1956-60. For publisher information, see AJDCAI. Volume(issue)/page/year:
95,9,1958
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 100 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 17-20 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - urogenital system
REFERENCE :
ECJPAE Endocrinologia Japonica. (Japan Pub. Trading Co., Ltd., POB 5030,
Tokyo International, Tokyo, Japan) V.1- 1954- Volume(issue)/page/year:
24,77,1977
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 64 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 10 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - prostate, seminal vesicle, Cowper's gland,
accessory glands
REFERENCE :
JPMSAE Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. (American Pharmaceutical Assoc.,
2215 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20037) V.50- 1961-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 71,514,1982
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 25 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 17 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - physical
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - delayed effects
REFERENCE :
DENED7 Developmental Neuroscience (Basel). (S. Karger Pub., Inc., 79 Fifth
Ave., New York, NY 10003) V.1- 1978- Volume(issue)/page/year:
19,430,1997
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 7 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 10-16 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - abortion
REFERENCE :
JPHYA7 Journal of Physiology. (Cambridge Univ. Press, 32 E. 57th St., New
York, NY 10022) V.1- 1878- Volume(issue)/page/year: 164,138,1962
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 4 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 9 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Maternal Effects - parturition
Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
resorbed implants per total number of implants)
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: 18,271,1959
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 20 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 5 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - pre-implantation mortality (e.g. reduction in
number of implants per female; total number of implants per corpora lutea)
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: 18,271,1959
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 8400 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 21 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
sperm morphology, motility, and count)
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - prostate, seminal vesicle, Cowper's gland,
accessory glands
REFERENCE :
ACENA7 Acta Endocrinologica (Copenhagen). (Periodica, Skolegade 12 E,
DK-2500 Valby, Denmark) V.1- 1948- Volume(issue)/page/year: 49,145,1965
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 1400 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 14 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - other measures of fertility
REFERENCE :
CCPTAY Contraception. (Geron-X, Inc., POB 1108, Los Altos, CA 94022) V.1-
1970- Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,489,1972
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 700 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 14 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Maternal Effects - ovaries, fallopian tubes
Reproductive - Maternal Effects - uterus, cervix, vagina
REFERENCE :
CCPTAY Contraception. (Geron-X, Inc., POB 1108, Los Altos, CA 94022) V.1-
1970- Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,489,1972
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 60 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 3-7 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - pre-implantation mortality (e.g. reduction in
number of implants per female; total number of implants per corpora lutea)
REFERENCE :
ENDOAO Endocrinology (Baltimore). (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston
St., Baltimore, MD 21203) V.1- 1917- Volume(issue)/page/year:
100,1684,1977
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 8 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 13-20 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - skin and skin
appendages
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - urogenital system
REFERENCE :
ENDOAO Endocrinology (Baltimore). (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston
St., Baltimore, MD 21203) V.1- 1917- Volume(issue)/page/year:
99,1490,1976
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 280 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 14 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - prostate, seminal vesicle, Cowper's gland,
accessory glands
REFERENCE :
IJEBA6 Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. (Publications & Information
Directorate, CSIR, Hillside Rd., New Delhi 110 012, India) V.1- 1963-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,86,1976
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 2500 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 10 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Maternal Effects - ovaries, fallopian tubes
REFERENCE :
JRPFA4 Journal of Reproduction and Fertility. (Biochemical Soc. Book Depot,
POB 32, Commerce Way, Colchester, Essex CO2 8HP, UK) V.1- 1960-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,309,1971
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 4 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 3 week(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
REFERENCE :
85GRAA "The Control of Fertility," Pincus, G., New York, Academic Press,
1965 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,29,1965
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 8 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 3 week(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
sperm morphology, motility, and count)
REFERENCE :
85GRAA "The Control of Fertility," Pincus, G., New York, Academic Press,
1965 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,29,1965
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 10440 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 30 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
REFERENCE :
CCPTAY Contraception. (Geron-X, Inc., POB 1108, Los Altos, CA 94022) V.1-
1970- Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,105,1973
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 27 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 90 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
sperm morphology, motility, and count)
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
Reproductive - Fertility - male fertility index (e.g. # males impregnating
females per # males exposed to fertile nonpregnant females)
REFERENCE :
BIREBV Biology of Reproduction. (Soc. for the Study of Reproduction, 309 W.
Clark St., Champaign, IL 61820) V.1- 1969- Volume(issue)/page/year:
31,221,1984
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 10920 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 91 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - prostate, seminal vesicle, Cowper's gland,
accessory glands
REFERENCE :
BIREBV Biology of Reproduction. (Soc. for the Study of Reproduction, 309 W.
Clark St., Champaign, IL 61820) V.1- 1969- Volume(issue)/page/year:
21,455,1979
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 33300 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 15 week(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - other effects on male
Reproductive - Fertility - pre-implantation mortality (e.g. reduction in
number of implants per female; total number of implants per corpora lutea)
Reproductive - Fertility - litter size (e.g. # fetuses per litter; measured
before birth)
REFERENCE :
BIREBV Biology of Reproduction. (Soc. for the Study of Reproduction, 309 W.
Clark St., Champaign, IL 61820) V.1- 1969- Volume(issue)/page/year:
21,765,1979
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intratesticular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 24 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 30 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - prostate, seminal vesicle, Cowper's gland,
accessory glands
REFERENCE :
ENDOAO Endocrinology (Baltimore). (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston
St., Baltimore, MD 21203) V.1- 1917- Volume(issue)/page/year:
46,453,1950
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 15 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 8-12 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - live birth index (measured after birth)
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - viability index (e.g., # alive at day 4
per # born alive)
REFERENCE :
TCMUD8 Teratogenesis, Carcinogenesis, and Mutagenesis. (Alan R. Liss, Inc.,
41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.1- 1980- Volume(issue)/page/year:
6,361,1986
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 40 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 10 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Maternal Effects - uterus, cervix, vagina
Reproductive - Maternal Effects - other effects
REFERENCE :
ECJPAE Endocrinologia Japonica. (Japan Pub. Trading Co., Ltd., POB 5030,
Tokyo International, Tokyo, Japan) V.1- 1954- Volume(issue)/page/year:
23,327,1976
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 168 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 3 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Maternal Effects - uterus, cervix, vagina
REFERENCE :
FESTAS Fertility and Sterility. (American Fertility Soc., 608 13th Ave. S,
Birmingham, AL 35282) V.1- 1950- Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,211,1969
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 10 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 5 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Maternal Effects - uterus, cervix, vagina
Reproductive - Fertility - female fertility index (e.g. # females pregnant
per # sperm positive females; # females pregnant per # females mated)
REFERENCE :
BIREBV Biology of Reproduction. (Soc. for the Study of Reproduction, 309 W.
Clark St., Champaign, IL 61820) V.1- 1969- Volume(issue)/page/year:
20,310,1979
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 4524 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 19 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
REFERENCE :
ENDOAO Endocrinology (Baltimore). (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston
St., Baltimore, MD 21203) V.1- 1917- Volume(issue)/page/year:
28,129,1941
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 9583 ng/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 1 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Maternal Effects - uterus, cervix, vagina
REFERENCE :
PPHAD4 Pediatric Pharmacology. (New York, NY) V.1-5, 1980-86. For
publisher information, see DPTHDL. Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,157,1985
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED : Primate - monkey
DOSE : 1426 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 70 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
sperm morphology, motility, and count)
REFERENCE :
CCPTAY Contraception. (Geron-X, Inc., POB 1108, Los Altos, CA 94022) V.1-
1970- Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,583,1976
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE : 30 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 1-3 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - pre-implantation mortality (e.g. reduction in
number of implants per female; total number of implants per corpora lutea)
REFERENCE :
FESTAS Fertility and Sterility. (American Fertility Soc., 608 13th Ave. S,
Birmingham, AL 35282) V.1- 1950- Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,211,1969
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE : 6 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 1-3 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - pre-implantation mortality (e.g. reduction in
number of implants per female; total number of implants per corpora lutea)
REFERENCE :
CCPTAY Contraception. (Geron-X, Inc., POB 1108, Los Altos, CA 94022) V.1-
1970- Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,85,1970
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE : 86 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 18-60 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - endocrine system
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - urogenital system
REFERENCE :
FESTAS Fertility and Sterility. (American Fertility Soc., 608 13th Ave. S,
Birmingham, AL 35282) V.1- 1950- Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,606,1968
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - hamster
DOSE : 180 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 3-8 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - female fertility index (e.g. # females pregnant
per # sperm positive females; # females pregnant per # females mated)
REFERENCE :
STEDAM Steroids. (Holden-Day Inc., 4432 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA 94609)
V.1- 1963- Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,759,1976
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - domestic
DOSE : 13333 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 50 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - behavioral
REFERENCE :
PHBHA4 Physiology and Behavior. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1- 1966- Volume(issue)/page/year:
57,185,1995
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - domestic
DOSE : 6398 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 30-80 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - urogenital system
REFERENCE :
JEEMAF Journal of Embryology and Experimental Morphology. (Essex, UK)
V.1-98, 1953-86. For Publisher information, see DEVPED
Volume(issue)/page/year: 36,87,1976
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - domestic
DOSE : 6491 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 13-20 week(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetal death
REFERENCE :
JEEMAF Journal of Embryology and Experimental Morphology. (Essex, UK)
V.1-98, 1953-86. For Publisher information, see DEVPED
Volume(issue)/page/year: 36,87,1976
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - domestic
DOSE : 18 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 7-14 week(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - mating performance (e.g. # sperm positive females
per # females mated; # copulations per # estrus cycles)
REFERENCE :
JRPFA4 Journal of Reproduction and Fertility. (Biochemical Soc. Book Depot,
POB 32, Commerce Way, Colchester, Essex CO2 8HP, UK) V.1- 1960-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 49,311,1977
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Sperm Morphology
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Parenteral
TEST SYSTEM : Non-mammalian species
DOSE/DURATION : 12 mg/8W (Intermittent)
REFERENCE :
JEZOAO Journal of Experimental Zoology. (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th
St., New York, NY 10003) V.1- 1904- Volume(issue)/page/year:
205,403,1978
TYPE OF TEST : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM : Human Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 50 umol/L
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: 146,401,1974
TYPE OF TEST : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM : Human Kidney
DOSE/DURATION : 100 ug/L
REFERENCE :
CNJGA8 Canadian Journal of Genetics and Cytology. (National Research
Council of Canada, Publication Sales and Distribution, Ottawa ON K1A OR6,
Canada) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,299,1968
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM : Human Kidney
DOSE/DURATION : 100 ug/L
REFERENCE :
CNJGA8 Canadian Journal of Genetics and Cytology. (National Research
Council of Canada, Publication Sales and Distribution, Ottawa ON K1A OR6,
Canada) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,299,1968
TYPE OF TEST : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Parenteral
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 10 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
ACHCBO Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica. (Japan Soc. of Histochemistry and
Cytochemistry, Dept. Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto Univ., Konoe-cho,
Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606, Japan) V.1- 1968- Volume(issue)/page/year:
18,213,1985
TYPE OF TEST : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat Liver
DOSE/DURATION : 100 umol/L
REFERENCE :
CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year:
45,337,1985
TYPE OF TEST : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Liver
DOSE/DURATION : 100 umol/L
REFERENCE :
ENZYAS Enzymologia. (The Hague, Netherlands) V.1-43, 1936-72.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,183,1971
TYPE OF TEST : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Embryo
DOSE/DURATION : 5 mg/L
REFERENCE :
CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House,
Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK) V.1- 1980-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,541,1990
TYPE OF TEST : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM : Mammal - species unspecified Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 10 umol/L
REFERENCE :
ENZYAS Enzymologia. (The Hague, Netherlands) V.1-43, 1936-72.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,183,1971
TYPE OF TEST : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM : Mammal - species unspecified Liver
DOSE/DURATION : 1 umol/L
REFERENCE :
ENZYAS Enzymologia. (The Hague, Netherlands) V.1-43, 1936-72.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,183,1971
*** REVIEWS ***
IARC Cancer Review:Animal Sufficient Evidence
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,209,1974
IARC Cancer Review:Animal Sufficient Evidence
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,519,1979
IARC Cancer Review:Human Limited Evidence
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,519,1979
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
PCNAA8 Pediatric Clinics of North America. (W.B. Saunders Co., W.
Washington Sq., Philadelphia, PA 19105) V.1- 1954-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,413,1961
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X9850
No. of Facilities: 57 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 2
No. of Occupations: 2
No. of Employees: 774 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 347 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Carcinogenicity-mouse/rat; Sperm
morphology-human
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: Sperm morphology-mouse
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
*** END OF RECORD ***