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RTECS NUMBER            : UV0260000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 9H-Pyrido(3,4-b)indole, 6-methoxy-1-(4-pyridyl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 57350-52-4
LAST UPDATED            : 198608
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C17-H13-N3-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 275.33
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T B656 EN HMJ F1 DT6NJ& LO1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 6-Methoxy-1-(4-pyridyl)-beta-carboline
   * 6-Methoxy-1-(4-pyridyl)-9H-pyrido(3,4-b)indole
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 510 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
REFERENCE :
   AITEAT Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis. (Ars Polona, POB
   1001, 00-068 Warsaw 1, Poland)  V.10-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   23,581,1975
 
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