*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TU4074000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione,
                          17-hydroxy-6-alpha-methyl-, acetate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 151-68-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2486539
REFERENCE               : 4-08-00-02430 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C24-H32-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 384.56
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Reproductive Effector
                          Hormone
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 17-Hydroxy-6-alpha-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione acetate
   * 6-alpha-Methyl-delta(sup 1)-dehydro-17-alpha-acetoxyprogesterone
   * Pregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione, 17-(acetyloxy)-6-methyl-, (6-alpha)-
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE                    : 38 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 1 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - mating performance (e.g. # sperm positive females
   per # females mated; # copulations per # estrus cycles)
   Reproductive - Fertility - other measures of fertility
REFERENCE :
   ACEDAB Acta Endocrinologica, Supplementum (Copenhagen).  (Periodica,
   Skolegade 12 E, DK-2500 Valby, Denmark)  No.1-    1948-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 73,17,1963
 
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