*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RS7590000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Oxytocin, 1-(3-mercaptopropanoic
                          acid)-2-(O-ethyl-D-tyrosine)-4-L-threonine-8-L-ornith
                          ine
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 90779-69-4
LAST UPDATED            : 198912
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C43-H67-N11-O12-S2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 994.33
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Reproductive Effector
                          Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1-Deamino-2D-tyr-(OEt)-4-thr-8-orn-oxytocin
 
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                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - woman
DOSE                    : 94 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 1-35 week(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Maternal Effects - other effects
REFERENCE :
   BJOGAS British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.  (Blackwell Scientific
   Pub. Ltd., POB 88, Oxford, UK)  V.82-    1975- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   94,1040,1987
 
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