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RTECS NUMBER            : CI5625000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Asafoetida
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 9000-04-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Asant
   * Asefetida
   * Devil's Dung
   * Food of the gods
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3200 mg/kg/32D (Continuous)
REFERENCE :
   CYTOAN Cytologia.  (Japan Pub. Trading Co. (USA), 1255 Howard St., San
   Francisco, CA 94103) V.1-    1929-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 38,719,1973
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sperm Morphology
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3200 mg/kg/32D (Continuous)
REFERENCE :
   CYTOAN Cytologia.  (Japan Pub. Trading Co. (USA), 1255 Howard St., San
   Francisco, CA 94103) V.1-    1929-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 38,719,1973

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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