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RTECS NUMBER            : JG5787070
CHEMICAL NAME           : Dioscorea nipponica Mak., extract
LAST UPDATED            : 199503
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Natural Product
 
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                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 105 gm/kg/7D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Endocrine - changes in thymus weight
   Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
   Immunological Including Allergic - decrease in humoral immune response
REFERENCE :
   CTYAD8 Zhongcaoyao.  Chinese Traditional and Herbal Medicine.  (China
   International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820, Beijing, Peop. Rep. China) V.11-
      1980-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,118,1988
 
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