*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : LP9905000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Formaldehyde, mixt. with tricresol
LAST UPDATED            : 198212
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H8-O.C-H2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 138.18
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QR X1 &VH4
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Formalin tricresol
   * Tricresol mixt. with formaldehyde
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1720 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   HUDJAN Hiroshima Daigaku Shigaku Zasshi.  Hiroshima University Dentistry
   Journal.  (2-3, 1-chome, Kasumi, Hiroshima 734, Japan)  V.1-    1969-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,213,1978
 
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