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RTECS NUMBER            : OA2975000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Kevlar aramide fibers
LAST UPDATED            : 199512
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * para-Aramide fibers
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 8500 ug/m3/6H/5D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - dehydrogenases
   Biochemical - Metabolism (Intermediary) - other proteins
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   116,225,1992
 
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