*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : YW8200000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Vasopressin
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 11000-17-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199504
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * ADH
   * ADH (hormone)
   * Antidiuretic hormone
   * beta-Hypophamine
   * Pitressin
   * Pituitrin
   * Tonephin
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 220 iu/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,415,1963

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X4661
       No. of Facilities: 114 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 4
       No. of Employees: 3153 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 1738 (estimated)

 
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