*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UT4320000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pyridine, 2-(2-hydrazinoethyl)-, tartrate, hydrate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 21256-42-8
LAST UPDATED            : 198712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H11-N3.xC4-H6-O6.H2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 629.93
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-(2-Hydrazinoethyl)pyridine tartrate hydrate
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 240 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - excitement
   Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
REFERENCE :
   FATOAO Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Moscow).  For English translation, see
   PHTXA6 and RPTOAN. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.2-   
   1939-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 30,178,1967
 
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