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Toxicological information

Acute Toxicity: other routes

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
acute toxicity: other routes
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
supporting study
Reliability:
3 (not reliable)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Publication with insufficient details, inadequate observation time and various deficiencies.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
Effect of 3,4-toluenediamine on output from in situ rat Brunner's glands pouches(38941)
Author:
Perkins WE & Green TJ
Year:
1975
Bibliographic source:
Proc.Soc.Exp.Biol.Med. 149: 991-4

Materials and methods

Principles of method if other than guideline:
Eight different dose levels were administered by subcutaneous injection to rats. Animals were killed after 24 hours, but mortality reported.
GLP compliance:
not specified

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
3(or 4)-methylbenzene-1,2-diamine
EC Number:
248-145-0
EC Name:
3(or 4)-methylbenzene-1,2-diamine
Cas Number:
26966-75-6
Molecular formula:
C7H10N2
IUPAC Name:
3(or 4)-methylbenzene-1,2-diamine
Details on test material:
3,4-toluenediamine, 97% pure.

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
Sprague-Dawley
Sex:
female
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
Rats of 200 - 300 g BW

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
subcutaneous
Vehicle:
ethanol
Doses:
62.5, 125, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500 mg/kg.
No. of animals per sex per dose:
7 to 20
Control animals:
not specified
Details on study design:
Animals killed after 24 hours. Study aim was investigation of effect on GI tract secretions

Results and discussion

Any other information on results incl. tables

At doses up to 300 mg /kg there was no mortality.

Dose, mg/kg

Mortality %

350

5

400

30

450

50

500

94

Applicant's summary and conclusion