*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : NI3505000 CHEMICAL NAME : Imidazole, 4-aminoethyl-, hydrochloride CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 55-36-7 LAST UPDATED : 199706 DATA ITEMS CITED : 16 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C5-H9-N3.xCl-H MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 366.39 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T5M CNJ D2Z &GH COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Chlorhydrate d'histamine * Histamine, monohydrochloride * 1H-Imidazole-4-ethanamine, monohydrochloride *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 230 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea REFERENCE : ZIETA2 Zeitschrift fuer Immunitaetsforschung und Experimentelle Therapie. (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. Ger.) 1924-62. For publisher information, see ZIEKBA. Volume(issue)/page/year: 60,222,1929 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 1 gm/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : ZIETA2 Zeitschrift fuer Immunitaetsforschung und Experimentelle Therapie. (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. Ger.) 1924-62. For publisher information, see ZIEKBA. Volume(issue)/page/year: 60,222,1929 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 1875 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory change Behavioral - tremor Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea REFERENCE : ZIETA2 Zeitschrift fuer Immunitaetsforschung und Experimentelle Therapie. (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. Ger.) 1924-62. For publisher information, see ZIEKBA. Volume(issue)/page/year: 60,222,1929 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 250 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea REFERENCE : ZIETA2 Zeitschrift fuer Immunitaetsforschung und Experimentelle Therapie. (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. Ger.) 1924-62. For publisher information, see ZIEKBA. Volume(issue)/page/year: 60,222,1929 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog DOSE/DURATION : 3 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : ZIETA2 Zeitschrift fuer Immunitaetsforschung und Experimentelle Therapie. (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. Ger.) 1924-62. For publisher information, see ZIEKBA. Volume(issue)/page/year: 60,222,1929 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 1 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : ZIETA2 Zeitschrift fuer Immunitaetsforschung und Experimentelle Therapie. (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. Ger.) 1924-62. For publisher information, see ZIEKBA. Volume(issue)/page/year: 60,222,1929 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig DOSE/DURATION : 12 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea REFERENCE : ZIETA2 Zeitschrift fuer Immunitaetsforschung und Experimentelle Therapie. (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. Ger.) 1924-62. For publisher information, see ZIEKBA. Volume(issue)/page/year: 60,222,1929 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig DOSE/DURATION : 10 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea REFERENCE : ZIETA2 Zeitschrift fuer Immunitaetsforschung und Experimentelle Therapie. (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. Ger.) 1924-62. For publisher information, see ZIEKBA. Volume(issue)/page/year: 60,222,1929 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig DOSE/DURATION : 300 ug/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea REFERENCE : ZIETA2 Zeitschrift fuer Immunitaetsforschung und Experimentelle Therapie. (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. Ger.) 1924-62. For publisher information, see ZIEKBA. Volume(issue)/page/year: 60,222,1929 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intracerebral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig DOSE/DURATION : 865 ug/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea REFERENCE : ZIETA2 Zeitschrift fuer Immunitaetsforschung und Experimentelle Therapie. (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. Ger.) 1924-62. For publisher information, see ZIEKBA. Volume(issue)/page/year: 60,222,1929 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraarterial SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig DOSE/DURATION : 170 ug/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea REFERENCE : ZIETA2 Zeitschrift fuer Immunitaetsforschung und Experimentelle Therapie. (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. Ger.) 1924-62. For publisher information, see ZIEKBA. Volume(issue)/page/year: 60,222,1929 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Bird - pigeon DOSE/DURATION : 1498 ug/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea REFERENCE : ZIETA2 Zeitschrift fuer Immunitaetsforschung und Experimentelle Therapie. (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. Ger.) 1924-62. For publisher information, see ZIEKBA. Volume(issue)/page/year: 60,222,1929 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Amphibian - frog DOSE/DURATION : 1364 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : ZIETA2 Zeitschrift fuer Immunitaetsforschung und Experimentelle Therapie. (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. Ger.) 1924-62. For publisher information, see ZIEKBA. Volume(issue)/page/year: 60,222,1929 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Amphibian - frog DOSE/DURATION : 1700 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : ZIETA2 Zeitschrift fuer Immunitaetsforschung und Experimentelle Therapie. (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. Ger.) 1924-62. For publisher information, see ZIEKBA. Volume(issue)/page/year: 60,222,1929 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Parenteral SPECIES OBSERVED : Amphibian - frog DOSE/DURATION : 2273 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : ZIETA2 Zeitschrift fuer Immunitaetsforschung und Experimentelle Therapie. (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. Ger.) 1924-62. For publisher information, see ZIEKBA. Volume(issue)/page/year: 60,222,1929 ** TUMORIGENIC DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 1140 mg/kg/28W-I TOXIC EFFECTS : Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Gastrointestinal - tumors REFERENCE : BAFEAG Bulletin de l'Association Francaise pour l'Etude du Cancer. (Paris, France) V.1-52, 1908-65. For publisher information, see BUCABS. Volume(issue)/page/year: 36,305,1949 *** END OF RECORD ***