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Endpoint:
acute toxicity: oral
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: GLP-compliant OECD Guideline Study

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1986
Report date:
1986

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 401 (Acute Oral Toxicity)
Version / remarks:
adopted May 12, 1981
GLP compliance:
yes
Remarks:
Research & Consulting Company AG, Itingen / Switzerland
Test type:
standard acute method
Limit test:
yes

Test material

Constituent 1
Details on test material:
- Physical state: solid
- Analytical purity: commercial grade
- Stability under test conditions: stable for at least 2 hours

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
other: KFM-Han, Wistar (outbred, SPF-Quality)
Sex:
male/female
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS
- Source: Kleintierfarm Madoerin AG, CH 4414 Fuellinsdorf/Switzerland
- Age at study initiation: 9 - 11 weeks
- Weight at study initiation: males: 228 - 247 g, females: 176 - 191 g
- Fasting period before study: 12 to 18 hours
- Housing: individually
- Diet (e.g. ad libitum): ad libitum
- Water (e.g. ad libitum): ad libitum
- Acclimation period: one week

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Temperature (°C): 22 ± 3
- Humidity (%): 40 ± 70
- Air changes (per hr): 10 - 15
- Photoperiod (hrs dark / hrs light): 12/12

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
polyethylene glycol
Remarks:
PEG 400
Details on oral exposure:
MAXIMUM DOSE VOLUME APPLIED: 20 ml at 5000 mg/kg
Doses:
5000 mg/kg
No. of animals per sex per dose:
5
Control animals:
no
Details on study design:
- Duration of observation period following administration: 14 days
- Frequency of observations and weighing: Four times during test day 1, daily durinq days 2-15; weighing: Test days 1 (pre-administration), 8 and 15
- Necropsy of survivors performed: yes
- Other examinations performed: clinical signs, body weight
Statistics:
The LOGIT-Model could not be applied to the observed rates of death. The toxicity was estimated without use of a statistical model.

Results and discussion

Effect levels
Sex:
male/female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
> 5 000 mg/kg bw
Based on:
test mat.
Mortality:
no mortality occured during study
Clinical signs:
other: Sedation, rales, dyspnea, curved body position, ruffled fur, extremities: red discolored (test article). All rats had recovered within 3 observation days.
Gross pathology:
No macroscopic organ changes mere observed.

Applicant's summary and conclusion