*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : OK6750000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Luteinizing hormone-releasing factor (pig),
                          6-D-tryptophan-7-(N-methyl-L-leucine)-9-(N-
                          ethyl-L-prolinamide)-10-deglycinamide-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 66866-63-5
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 102586-12-9
                          67910-57-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199706
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 11
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C65-H85-N17-O12
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 1296.67
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Reproductive Effector
                          Hormone
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Lutrelin
   * D-Trp(sup 6)-(N)Me-leu(sup 7)-des-gly(sup 10)-pro(sup 9)-LHRH ethylamide
   * WY 40,972
   * Wyeth 40972
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   AEFTAA Acta Europaea Fertilitatis.  (COFESE Eds., Piazzale Ungheria 73,
   90141 Palermo, Italy) V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,113,1980
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 3500 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 1-7 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - other measures of fertility
REFERENCE :
   IJGOAL International Journal of Gynaecology & Obstetrics.  (Elsevier
   Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.7-    1969-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,359,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 30 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 7-12 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
   resorbed implants per total number of implants)
REFERENCE :
   IJGOAL International Journal of Gynaecology & Obstetrics.  (Elsevier
   Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.7-    1969-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,359,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 3500 ng/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 1-7 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - other measures of fertility
REFERENCE :
   IJGOAL International Journal of Gynaecology & Obstetrics.  (Elsevier
   Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.7-    1969-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,359,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 30 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 7-12 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
   resorbed implants per total number of implants)
REFERENCE :
   IJGOAL International Journal of Gynaecology & Obstetrics.  (Elsevier
   Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.7-    1969-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,359,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 35 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 1-7 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - female fertility index (e.g. # females pregnant
   per # sperm positive females; # females pregnant per # females mated)
REFERENCE :
   EDRCAM Endocrine Research Communcations.  (New York, NY)  V.1-9, 1974-83.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,1,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 250 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 6 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Maternal Effects - ovaries, fallopian tubes
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - other developmental
   abnormalities
REFERENCE :
   INJFA3 International Journal of Fertility.  (Allen Press, 1041 New
   Hampshire,  St., Lawrence, KS 66044)  V.1-    1955- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,122,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 50 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 10 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - other measures of fertility
REFERENCE :
   IJGOAL International Journal of Gynaecology & Obstetrics.  (Elsevier
   Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.7-    1969-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,359,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Primate - monkey
DOSE                    : 700 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : male 20 week(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
   sperm morphology, motility, and count)
   Reproductive - Paternal Effects - other effects on male
   Endocrine - androgenic
REFERENCE :
   FESTAS Fertility and Sterility.  (American Fertility Soc., 608 13th Ave. S,
   Birmingham, AL 35282) V.1-    1950-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 43,115,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE                    : 70 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 1-7 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - other measures of fertility
REFERENCE :
   IJGOAL International Journal of Gynaecology & Obstetrics.  (Elsevier
   Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.7-    1969-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,359,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE                    : 6 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 7-12 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
   resorbed implants per total number of implants)
REFERENCE :
   IJGOAL International Journal of Gynaecology & Obstetrics.  (Elsevier
   Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.7-    1969-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,359,1979
 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***