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RTECS NUMBER            : UK9440000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Protamine
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 9012-00-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199504
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Protamines
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Microorganism - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   NNBYA7 Nature (London), New Biology.  (Basingstoke, Hants., UK)  V.229-246,
   1971-73.  For publisher information, see NATUAS.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   232,143,1971

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - A1182
       No. of Facilities: 33 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 4
       No. of Employees: 2343 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - A1182
       No. of Facilities: 162 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 5
       No. of Employees: 2969 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 2592 (estimated)

 
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