*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CK6530000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Auremetine
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   Contains 28% emetine, 16% auramine and 56% iodine
REFERENCE :
   AJTMAQ American Journal of Tropical Medicine.  (Baltimore, MD)  V.1-31,
   1921-51.  For publisher information, see AJTHAB.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   10,249,1930
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Cardiac - other changes
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   AJTMAQ American Journal of Tropical Medicine.  (Baltimore, MD)  V.1-31,
   1921-51.  For publisher information, see AJTHAB.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   10,249,1930
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 75 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Cardiac - other changes
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   AJTMAQ American Journal of Tropical Medicine.  (Baltimore, MD)  V.1-31,
   1921-51.  For publisher information, see AJTHAB.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   10,249,1930
 
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