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RTECS NUMBER            : RC9090000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Norpseudoephedrine, (-)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 36393-56-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H13-N-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 151.23
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : ZY1&YQR
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * l-Nor-psi-ephedrin
   * l-Nor-psi-ephedrine
   * (-)-Norpseudoephedrine
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 450 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,367,1955

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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