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Administrative data

Endpoint:
acute toxicity: oral
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: acceptable data, no GLP, TS purity not specified
Cross-reference
Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
reference to same study

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1971
Report date:
1971

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
no guideline followed
Principles of method if other than guideline:
acute oral toxicity study
GLP compliance:
no
Test type:
standard acute method
Limit test:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Citronellyl acetate
EC Number:
205-775-0
EC Name:
Citronellyl acetate
Cas Number:
150-84-5
Molecular formula:
C12H22O2
IUPAC Name:
3,7-dimethyloct-6-en-1-yl acetate
Test material form:
not specified
Details on test material:
- Lot/batch No.: RIFM-70-462
No further details provided

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
Sprague-Dawley
Sex:
male/female
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS
- Fasting period before study: 16 h
TEST ANIMALS
- Weight at study initiation: 150 - 208 g
- Acclimation period: 5 d before beginning of study
- Housing: stock cages
- Housing after dosing:  individually in wire-mesh cages
- Food and water: ad libitum

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
unchanged (no vehicle)
Doses:
3000, 4600, 6800, 10200 mg/kg bw
No. of animals per sex per dose:
2 male and 2 female per dose
Control animals:
other: not applicable
Details on study design:
- Duration of observation period following administration: 14 days
- Necropsy of survivors performed: yes
- Other examinations performed: mortality, clinical signs, initial and final body weight
Statistics:
Weil and Thompson methods

Results and discussion

Effect levels
Sex:
male/female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
6 800 mg/kg bw
Remarks on result:
other: Standard deviation: +/- 800 mg/kg bw
Mortality:
3000 mg/kg bw: 0/4 deaths
4600 mg/kg bw: 0/4 deaths
6800 mg/kg bw: 2/4 deaths
10200 mg/kg bw: 4/4 deaths
Clinical signs:
3000 mg/kg: hypoactivity, ruffed fur
4600 mg/kg bw: hypoactivity, ruffed fur, muscular weakness
6800 mg/kg bw: hypoactivity, muscular weakness, prostration, diarrhea, ruffed fur
10200 mg/kg bw: hypoactivity, muscular weakness, prostration, diarrhea, ruffed fur
Body weight:
No evident effect on body weights (body weights were only assessed in survivors)
Gross pathology:
Animals sacrificed: no gross findings
Animals found dead: gastroenteritis, pale livers, pale kidneys, hemorrhages in the stomachs

Applicant's summary and conclusion