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EC number: 203-253-7 | CAS number: 104-93-8
Acute Toxicity: oral
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: Basic data given.
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- study report
- Title:
- Unnamed
- Year:
- 1 971
- Report date:
- 1971
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- equivalent or similar to guideline
- Guideline:
- OECD Guideline 401 (Acute Oral Toxicity)
- GLP compliance:
- no
- Remarks:
- GLP was not compulsory at the time the study was conducted.
- Test type:
- standard acute method
- Limit test:
- no
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- 4-methylanisole
- EC Number:
- 203-253-7
- EC Name:
- 4-methylanisole
- Cas Number:
- 104-93-8
- Molecular formula:
- C8H10O
- IUPAC Name:
- 1-methoxy-4-methylbenzene
- Details on test material:
- - Name of test material (as cited in study report): p-Methylanisole
- Analytical purity: no data given
Constituent 1
Test animals
- Species:
- rat
- Strain:
- Sprague-Dawley
- Sex:
- not specified
Administration / exposure
- Route of administration:
- oral: gavage
- Vehicle:
- corn oil
- Details on oral exposure:
- The test material was administered as a 50 % (w/v or v/v) solution or suspension in corn oil.
- Doses:
- preliminary test: 5000 mg/kg bw
main study: 1000-6810 mg/kg bw (6 dose groups). Not further specified. - No. of animals per sex per dose:
- 5 animals per dose in the main study, 2 animals in the preliminary test
- Control animals:
- not specified
Results and discussion
Effect levels
- Sex:
- not specified
- Dose descriptor:
- LD50
- Effect level:
- 1 920 mg/kg bw
- 95% CL:
- 1 510 - 2 450
- Mortality:
- At 5000 mg/kg bw (preliminary test) 2/2 animals died. No further data given.
- Clinical signs:
- Pretest (5000 mg/kg bw): Bloody crust nose; diarrhea; depression; ataxia; hypopnea; lacrimation; salivation
Main test: dead rats showed darkened firm lungs
Applicant's summary and conclusion
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