*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : NM7109000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Inhibin
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 57285-09-3
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 69494-61-7
                          71123-88-1
LAST UPDATED            : 198910
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Gonadostatin
   * Ovarian inhibin
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 12800 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : male 32 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
   sperm morphology, motility, and count)
REFERENCE :
   ARANDR Archives of Andrology.  (Elsevier Science Pub. Co., Inc., 52
   Vanderbilt Ave., New York, NY 10017)  V.1-    1978- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   10,233,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 12 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 4-6 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - pre-implantation mortality (e.g. reduction in
   number of implants per female; total number of implants per corpora lutea)
REFERENCE :
   CCPTAY Contraception.  (Geron-X, Inc., POB 1108, Los Altos, CA 94022)  V.1-
   1970-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,695,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - hamster
DOSE                    : 4800 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 1-3 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - pre-implantation mortality (e.g. reduction in
   number of implants per female; total number of implants per corpora lutea)
REFERENCE :
   IJEBA6 Indian Journal of Experimental Biology.  (Publications & Information
   Directorate, CSIR, Hillside Rd., New Delhi 110 012, India)  V.1-    1963-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,71,1984
 
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