*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : NO8300000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Iron sodium gluconate
LAST UPDATED            : 198910
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ferric sodium gluconate complex
   * Osmoferrin
 
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                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3000 mg(Fe)/kg/16W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Blood - lymphoma, including Hodgkin's disease
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer.  (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills,
   Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK)  V.1-    1947-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   22,521,1968
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 40 gm/kg/I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   BECCAN Annual Report--Cancer Research Campaign.  (Cancer Research Campaign,
   2 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AR, UK)  V.1-    1924-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 40,30,1962
 
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