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Toxicological information

Acute Toxicity: oral

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
acute toxicity: oral
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
supporting study
Reliability:
3 (not reliable)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Published data with limited level of detail. Only one dose tested, lower than the limit test dose.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1963
Report date:
1963

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
equivalent or similar to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 401 (Acute Oral Toxicity)
Deviations:
not specified
GLP compliance:
not specified
Test type:
standard acute method
Limit test:
yes

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Digadolinium trioxide
EC Number:
235-060-9
EC Name:
Digadolinium trioxide
Cas Number:
12064-62-9
Molecular formula:
Gd2O3
IUPAC Name:
Digadolinium trioxide
Details on test material:
No further data available
Specific details on test material used for the study:
Gd2O3 was obtained from the St. Eloi Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Purity: > 98%

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
Sprague-Dawley
Sex:
female
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS
- Source: No data
- Females (if applicable) nulliparous and non-pregnant: No data
- Age at study initiation: Adult
- Weight at study initiation: 190-250 g
- Fasting period before study: No data
- Housing: air-conditioned quarters
- Diet (e.g. ad libitum): ad libitum, Rockland Rat diet
- Water (e.g. ad libitum): ad libitum
- Acclimation period: No data

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Temperature (°C): air conditioned
- Humidity (%): No data
- Air changes (per hr): No data
- Photoperiod (hrs dark / hrs light): No data

IN-LIFE DATES: From: No data To: No data

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
CMC (carboxymethyl cellulose)
Remarks:
aqueous 0.2% solution of CMC
Details on oral exposure:
VEHICLE
- Concentration in vehicle: 50% suspension
- Amount of vehicle (if gavage): No data
Doses:
1000 mg/kg (only dose tested)
No. of animals per sex per dose:
20 females
Control animals:
not specified
Details on study design:
- Duration of observation period following administration: 30 days
- Other examinations performed: clinical signs
Statistics:
LD50 and 95% confidence limits were calculated by the method of Litchfield and Wilcoxon (1949).

Results and discussion

Effect levels
Sex:
female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
> 1 000 mg/kg bw
Based on:
test mat.
Mortality:
No data
Clinical signs:
other: No data
Gross pathology:
No data
Other findings:
No data

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
study cannot be used for classification
Conclusions:
The LD50 of the test item for female rats was found to be > 1000 mg/kg body weight.