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RTECS NUMBER            : DG4975442
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzoic acid,
                          3-((4-carboxy-4-methylpentyl)oxy)-4-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 63257-54-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199801
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C15-H20-O5
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 280.35
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Gemfibrozil M3
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 983 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   YACHDS Yakuri to Chiryo.  Pharmacology and Therapeutics.  (Raifu Saiensu
   Shuppan K.K., 2-5-13, Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104, Japan)  V.1-    1972-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,645,1997
 
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