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Toxicological information

Acute Toxicity: other routes

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
acute toxicity: other routes
Type of information:
not specified
Adequacy of study:
supporting study
Study period:
no data
Reliability:
3 (not reliable)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Limited information about the test substance, animals, conditions.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
No information
Author:
Warren, K.S.,
Year:
1957
Bibliographic source:
Journal of Clinical Investigation, 37, 497-501(1957)

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Guideline:
other: not mentioned
Principles of method if other than guideline:
Method followed unknown
GLP compliance:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Ammonium chloride
EC Number:
235-186-4
EC Name:
Ammonium chloride
Cas Number:
12125-02-9
Molecular formula:
ClH4N
IUPAC Name:
ammonium chloride
Details on test material:
Reagent grade, purity: unknown

Test animals

Species:
mouse
Strain:
Swiss
Sex:
not specified
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
no data

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
intravenous
Vehicle:
water
Details on exposure:
Mice were injected one ml of isotonic saline containing the ammonium chloride (three to five concentration levels) into tail vain.
Doses:
one ml of isotonic saline containing the ammonium chloride (three to five concentration levels)
No. of animals per sex per dose:
10
Control animals:
not specified
Details on study design:
no data
Statistics:
no data

Results and discussion

Effect levels
Sex:
not specified
Dose descriptor:
LC50
Effect level:
353 mg/kg bw
Mortality:
no data
Clinical signs:
no data
Body weight:
no data
Gross pathology:
no data
Other findings:
no data

Any other information on results incl. tables

no remarks

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
LC50 (mice, intravenous administration) = 353 mg/kg bw.