*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : FH8408900
CHEMICAL NAME : Carica papaya, seed extract
LAST UPDATED : 198910
DATA ITEMS CITED : 3
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Reproductive Effector
Natural Product
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** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 3500 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 1-7 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - female fertility index (e.g. # females pregnant
per # sperm positive females; # females pregnant per # females mated)
REFERENCE :
PLMEAA Planta Medica. (Georg Thieme Verlag, Postfach 732, D-7000 Stuttgart
1, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1953- Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,391,1974
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 2 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 5 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
Reproductive - Fertility - male fertility index (e.g. # males impregnating
females per # males exposed to fertile nonpregnant females)
REFERENCE :
AEFTAA Acta Europaea Fertilitatis. (COFESE Eds., Piazzale Ungheria 73,
90141 Palermo, Italy) V.1- 1969- Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,425,1983
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 1600 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 4 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
sperm morphology, motility, and count)
REFERENCE :
AEFTAA Acta Europaea Fertilitatis. (COFESE Eds., Piazzale Ungheria 73,
90141 Palermo, Italy) V.1- 1969- Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,425,1983
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