*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : JX3874000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraenoic acid, sodium salt,
                          (all-Z)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 6610-25-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199412
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H31-O2.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 326.50
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Arachidonic acid sodium salt
   * Sodium arachidonate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory obstruction
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
REFERENCE :
   THBRAA Thrombosis Research.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview
   Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,67,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 33 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 224,369,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory obstruction
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
REFERENCE :
   THBRAA Thrombosis Research.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview
   Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,67,1976
 
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