*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : WG8270000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Sperm, human
LAST UPDATED            : 198910
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Human sperm
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 16 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - hemorrhage
   Blood - hemorrhage
REFERENCE :
   13BYAH "Morphological Precursors of Cancer, Proceedings of an International
   Conference, Perugia, Italy, 1961," Severi, L., ed., Perugia, Univ. of
   Perugia, 1962  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,279,1962
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 56 gm/kg/15D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Blood - tumors
REFERENCE :
   13BYAH "Morphological Precursors of Cancer, Proceedings of an International
   Conference, Perugia, Italy, 1961," Severi, L., ed., Perugia, Univ. of
   Perugia, 1962  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,279,1962
 
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