*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : KB4518000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Epidermal growth factor
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 62229-50-9
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 9010-53-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199806
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 20
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Mutagen
                          Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Anthelone U
   * EGF
   * Epidermal growth factor (egf)
   * Gastrone, uro-
   * Kutrol
   * Uroanthelone
   * Uroenterone
   * Urogastron
   * Urogastrone
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >15 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs).  (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo,
   Japan)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,96,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1990 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JKXXAF Japanese Kokai Tokyo Koho Patents.  (U.S. Patent and Trademark
   Office, Foreign Patents, Washington, DC 20231)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   #85-23325
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 12600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs).  (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo,
   Japan)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,96,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 5080 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JKXXAF Japanese Kokai Tokyo Koho Patents.  (U.S. Patent and Trademark
   Office, Foreign Patents, Washington, DC 20231)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   #85-23325
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2850 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JKXXAF Japanese Kokai Tokyo Koho Patents.  (U.S. Patent and Trademark
   Office, Foreign Patents, Washington, DC 20231)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   #85-23325
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 7900 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JKXXAF Japanese Kokai Tokyo Koho Patents.  (U.S. Patent and Trademark
   Office, Foreign Patents, Washington, DC 20231)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   #85-23325
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Primate - monkey
DOSE/DURATION           : 14 mg/kg/14D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Cardiac - pulse rate
   Vascular - BP lowering not characterized in autonomic section
   Vascular - regional or general arteriolar or venous dilation
REFERENCE :
   TOXID9 Toxicologist.  (Soc. of Toxicology, Inc., 475 Wolf Ledge Parkway,
   Akron, OH 44311) V.1-    1981-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,179,1995
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Primate - monkey
DOSE/DURATION           : 7 gm/kg/2W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands
   Gastrointestinal - other changes
   Liver - changes in liver weight
REFERENCE :
   TOPADD Toxicologic Pathology.  (c/o Dr. F.A. de la Iglesia, Warner-Lambert
   Co., Pharmaceutical Research Div., POB 1047, Ann Arbor, MI 48106) V.6(3/4)- 
     1978-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,669,1996
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 1400 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 14-20 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - growth statistics (e.g.%, reduced weight
   gain)
REFERENCE :
   BNEOBV Biology of the Neonate.  (S. Karger Pub., Inc., 79 Fifth Ave., New
   York, NY 10003) V.15-    1970-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 57,318,1990
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House,
   Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK)  V.1-    1980-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,13,1989
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 nmol/L
REFERENCE :
   JJCOAC Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology.  (Japan Pub. Trading Co.,
   Ltd., POB 5030, Tokyo International, Tokyo 101-31, Japan)  V.1-    1971-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,15,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Kidney
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   BIFAEU Biofactors. (Oxford University Press, Pinkhill House, Southfield
   Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK) V.1-    1988-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   1,313,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   CBRPDS Cell Biology International Reports.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1977-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   13,259,1989
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat Liver
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   PNASA6 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States
   of America.  (National Academy of Sciences, Printing & Pub. Office, 2101
   Constitution Ave., Washington, DC 20418) V.1-    1915-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 73,3589,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   CBRPDS Cell Biology International Reports.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1977-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4,907,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Embryo
DOSE/DURATION           : 12 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   ECREAL Experimental Cell Research.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St.,
   Duluth, MN 55802) V.10-    1950-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 158,311,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   ICDBEO In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology.  (Tissue Culture Assoc.,
   19110 Montgomery Village Ave., Suite 300, Gaithersburg, MD 20879) V.21-   
   1985-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,537,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 ug/kg
REFERENCE :
   ICDBEO In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology.  (Tissue Culture Assoc.,
   19110 Montgomery Village Ave., Suite 300, Gaithersburg, MD 20879) V.21-   
   1985-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,537,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House,
   Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK)  V.1-    1980-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,625,1987
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House,
   Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK)  V.1-    1980-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,625,1987
 
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