*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : JX3820000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Eicosapentaenoic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 25378-27-2
LAST UPDATED            : 198910
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H30-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 302.50
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Eicosapentenoic acid
   * Timnodonic acid
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human
DOSE/DURATION           : 560 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - other changes
REFERENCE :
   LANCAO Lancet.  (7 Adam St., London WC2N 6AD, UK)  V.1-    1823-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,197,1981
 
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