*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : OJ0895450
CHEMICAL NAME           : Lipopolysaccharide, from E. typhosa
LAST UPDATED            : 198910
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Reproductive Effector
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * E. typhosa lipopolysaccharide
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 6 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PSEBAA Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine.
   (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1903/04-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 109,429,1962
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 1 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 12 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
   resorbed implants per total number of implants)
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
REFERENCE :
   PSEBAA Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine.
   (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1903/04-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 109,429,1962
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 1 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 19 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetal death
REFERENCE :
   PSEBAA Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine.
   (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1903/04-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 109,429,1962
 
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