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RTECS NUMBER            : RM2985000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ornithine, monohydrochloride, L-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 3184-13-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H12-N2-O2.Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 168.65
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Z3YZVQ &GH -L
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * L-Ornithine hydrochloride
   * L-Ornithine monohydrochloride
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   JPMSAE Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences.  (American Pharmaceutical Assoc.,
   2215 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20037)  V.50-    1961-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 62,49,1973

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X4776
       No. of Facilities: 162 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 6
       No. of Employees: 2955 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 2312 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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