*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CX4025000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benz(a)anthracene, 6,7,8-trimethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 20627-32-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2561178
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C21-H18
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 270.39
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L D6 B666J H1 J1 L1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 6,7,8-Trimethylbenz(a)anthracene
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,506,1969
 
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