*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RG8500000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Octane-1-NNO-azoxymethane
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 54405-61-7
LAST UPDATED            : 198910
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H20-N2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 172.31
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : ON1&UN8
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Methylazoxyoctane
   * Methyloctyldiazene 1-oxide
 
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                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2450 mg/kg/14W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - tumors
REFERENCE :
   JNCIAM Journal of the National Cancer Institute.  (Washington, DC)  V.1-60,
   1940-78.  For publisher information, see JJIND8.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   53,1181,1974
 
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