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RTECS NUMBER            : FI0704000
CHEMICAL NAME           : lambda-Carrageenan
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 9064-57-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199512
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * lambda-Carrageenin
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Vascular - thrombosis distant from injection site
   Liver - hepatitis (hepatocellular necrosis), zonal
   Liver - other changes
REFERENCE :
   BJEPA5 British Journal of Experimental Pathology.  (Blackwell Scientific
   Pub. Ltd., POB 88, Oxford, UK)  V.1-    1920-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   57,455,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - change in clotting factors
REFERENCE :
   JPPMAB Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology.  (Pharmaceutical Soc. of Great
   Britain, 1 Lambeth High St., London SEI 7JN, UK)  V.1-    1949-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,647,1965
 
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