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RTECS NUMBER            : OM4205000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Magnesium, (phthalocyaninato(2-))-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1661-03-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C32-H16-Mg-N8
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 536.87
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Magnesium phthalocyanine
   * (Phthalocyaninato(2-))magnesium
 
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                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1000 mg/kg/I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Liver - tumors
   Blood - lymphoma, including Hodgkin's disease
REFERENCE :
   BECCAN Annual Report--Cancer Research Campaign.  (Cancer Research Campaign,
   2 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AR, UK)  V.1-    1924-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 40,30,1962

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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