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RTECS NUMBER            : TP9740000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Policosanol
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 142583-61-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199503
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ateromixol
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   TOLED5 Toxicology Letters.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1977-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   (Suppl),248,1992
 
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