*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : LY9130000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Gigertina acicularis, extract
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   Polysaccharide extracted from the seaweed
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: 56,528,1957
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 15 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Vascular - other changes
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes primarily in glomeruli
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: 96,528,1957
 
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