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RTECS NUMBER            : UU9990600
CHEMICAL NAME           : 5H-Pyrido(4,3-b)indole,
                          1,2,3,4,4a,9b-hexahydro-2-methyl-, dihydrochloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 40431-54-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199803
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H16-N2.2Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 261.22
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,2,3,4,4a,9b-Hexahydro-2-methyl-5H-pyrido(4,3-b)indole dihydrochloride
   * 2-Methyl-1,2,3,4,4a,9b-hexahydro-gamma-carboline dihydrochloride
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 41 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
   Behavioral - antipsychotic
   Behavioral - analgesia
REFERENCE :
   PCJOAU Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal (English Translation).  Translation
   of KHFZAN. (Plenum Pub. Corp., 233 Spring St., New York, NY 10013)  No.1-
   1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,512,1972
 
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