Poison by intraperitoneal and intravenous routes. Moderately toxic by ingestion and subcutaneous routes. Experimental reproductive effects. When heated to decomposition it emits very toxic fumes of NOx and HCl.
Behavioral - tremor
Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
Behavioral - excitement
REFERENCE :
JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific
Edition. (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60. For publisher information, see
JPMSAE. Volume(issue)/page/year: 48,409,1959
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
175 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - tremor
Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
Behavioral - excitement
REFERENCE :
JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific
Edition. (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60. For publisher information, see
JPMSAE. Volume(issue)/page/year: 48,409,1959
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - analgesia
REFERENCE :
THERAP Therapie. (Doin, Editeurs, 8, Place de l'Odeon, F-75006 Paris,
France) V.1- 1946- Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,17,1958
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
26 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans
Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium) V.4-
1898- Volume(issue)/page/year: 105,221,1956
** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
DOSE :
735 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION :
female 3-9 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - pre-implantation mortality (e.g. reduction in
number of implants per female; total number of implants per corpora lutea)
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: 100,555,1959
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intramuscular
DOSE :
250 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION :
female 5 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - pre-implantation mortality (e.g. reduction in
number of implants per female; total number of implants per corpora lutea)
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: 100,555,1959