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Toxicological information

Repeated dose toxicity: oral

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
chronic toxicity: oral
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Comparable to guideline study with acceptable restrictions

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
The chronic toxicity of diphenylamine for dogs
Author:
Thomas JO, Ribelin WE, Wilson RH, Keppler DC & Deeds F
Year:
1967
Bibliographic source:
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol; 11: 184-194

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
equivalent or similar to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 452 (Chronic Toxicity Studies)
GLP compliance:
not specified
Limit test:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Diphenylamine
EC Number:
204-539-4
EC Name:
Diphenylamine
Cas Number:
122-39-4
Molecular formula:
C12H11N
IUPAC Name:
diphenylamine
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): diphenylamine
- Analytical purity: 99.9%

Test animals

Species:
dog
Strain:
Beagle
Sex:
male/female

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: feed
Vehicle:
unchanged (no vehicle)
Analytical verification of doses or concentrations:
not specified
Duration of treatment / exposure:
737 days
Frequency of treatment:
Daily
Doses / concentrations
Remarks:
Doses / Concentrations:
0.01, 0.1 & 1%
Basis:
nominal in diet
No. of animals per sex per dose:
2 dogs/sex/dose
Control animals:
yes

Examinations

Observations and examinations performed and frequency:
BODY WEIGHT: Yes
- Time schedule for examinations: daily

HAEMATOLOGY: Yes
- Time schedule for collection of blood: on days 224, 395, 591 & 724

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY: Yes
- Time schedule for collection of blood: day 730

URINALYSIS: Yes
- Time schedule for collection of urine: eight 24-hr collections/dog between day 692 and day 732
Sacrifice and pathology:
GROSS PATHOLOGY: Yes
HISTOPATHOLOGY: Yes

Results and discussion

Results of examinations

Clinical signs:
no effects observed
Mortality:
no mortality observed
Body weight and weight changes:
effects observed, treatment-related
Food consumption and compound intake (if feeding study):
effects observed, treatment-related
Food efficiency:
not specified
Water consumption and compound intake (if drinking water study):
not specified
Ophthalmological findings:
not specified
Haematological findings:
no effects observed
Clinical biochemistry findings:
no effects observed
Urinalysis findings:
no effects observed
Behaviour (functional findings):
not specified
Organ weight findings including organ / body weight ratios:
not specified
Gross pathological findings:
effects observed, treatment-related
Histopathological findings: non-neoplastic:
no effects observed
Histopathological findings: neoplastic:
no effects observed
Details on results:
BODY WEIGHT AND WEIGHT GAIN
0.1 & 1%: growth arrest

HAEMATOLOGY
0.1 & 1%: anemia

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY
1%: decreased resistance of eruthrocytes to hypotonicity

GROSS PATHOLOGY
1%: peripherolobular fatty change in the liver, marked increase in liver weight

HISTOPATHOLOGY: NON-NEOPLASTIC
1%: moderate degree of liver damage

Effect levels

Dose descriptor:
NOAEL
Effect level:
2 mg/kg bw/day (nominal)
Based on:
test mat.
Sex:
male/female
Basis for effect level:
other: growth inhibition; gross pathology

Target system / organ toxicity

Critical effects observed:
not specified

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
No evidence of toxicity to dogs was encountered during continued feeding of 0.01% DPA diets for 2 years, corresponding to a total consumption of 1.54 g/kg. The derived NOAEL value is thus 2 mg/kg/day.