*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : MR8440000 CHEMICAL NAME : Hirudin CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 8001-27-2 LAST UPDATED : 199503 DATA ITEMS CITED : 1 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Hirudex * Recombinant hirudin *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - species unspecified DOSE/DURATION : >50 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : ZYZAEU Zhongguo Yaoxue Zazhi. Chinese Pharmacuetical Journal. (China International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820, Beijing, Peop. China) V.24- 1989- Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,396,1991 *** END OF RECORD ***