*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DE8600000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzo(de)cyclopent(a)anthracene
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 198-46-9
LAST UPDATED            : 198910
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H12
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 252.32
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L C66 K566 1A T LHJ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * delta(sup 3)-Dehydro-3,4-trimethyleneisobenzanthrene-2
 
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                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 600 mg/kg/40W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   JNCIAM Journal of the National Cancer Institute.  (Washington, DC)  V.1-60,
   1940-78.  For publisher information, see JJIND8.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   2,241,1941
 
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