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RTECS NUMBER            : NH8925100
CHEMICAL NAME           : Iditol, dimethyldianhydro-
LAST UPDATED            : 198106
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Dimethyldianhydroiditol
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION           : 700 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - active as anti-cancer agent
REFERENCE :
   VOONAW Voprosy Onkologii.  Problems of Oncology.  For English translation,
   see PONCAU. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-10,
   1928-37; V.1-    1955-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 22(6),61,1976
 
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