CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
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RTECS NUMBER :
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FZ8400000
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CHEMICAL NAME :
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Cholesterol
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CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
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57-88-5
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LAST UPDATED :
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199710
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DATA ITEMS CITED :
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22
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MOLECULAR FORMULA :
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C27-H46-O
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MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
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386.73
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WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
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L E5 B666 LUTJ A1 E1 FY1&3Y1&1 OQ
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
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TYPE OF TEST :
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TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Oral
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rabbit
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DOSE/DURATION :
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2100 mg/kg/12W-C
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - recording from peripheral motor nerve Sense Organs and Special Senses (Ear) - changes in cochlear structure or function Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
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TYPE OF TEST :
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TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Oral
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rabbit
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DOSE/DURATION :
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12180 mg/kg/40W-C
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Liver - changes in liver weight Endocrine - changes in spleen weight Blood - pigmented or nucleated red blood cells
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TYPE OF TEST :
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TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Intraperitoneal
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rat
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DOSE/DURATION :
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800 mg/kg/43W-I
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
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TYPE OF TEST :
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TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Subcutaneous
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - mouse
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DOSE/DURATION :
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15 gm/kg/47W-I
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
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TYPE OF TEST :
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TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Implant
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - mouse
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DOSE/DURATION :
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800 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - tumors Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
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TYPE OF TEST :
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TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Subcutaneous
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - mouse
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DOSE/DURATION :
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60 gm/kg/2W-I
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
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TYPE OF TEST :
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TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Subcutaneous
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DOSE :
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175 mg/kg
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SEX/DURATION :
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female 8-14 day(s) after conception
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - craniofacial (including nose and tongue)
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TYPE OF TEST :
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TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Subcutaneous
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DOSE :
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1900 mg/kg
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SEX/DURATION :
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female 1-19 day(s) after conception
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or resorbed implants per total number of implants) Reproductive - Fertility - litter size (e.g. # fetuses per litter; measured before birth)
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TYPE OF TEST :
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TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Oral
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DOSE :
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6 gm/kg
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SEX/DURATION :
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female 1-31 day(s) after conception
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - extra-embryonic structures (e.g., placenta, umbilical cord) Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - stillbirth
MUTATION DATA
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TYPE OF TEST :
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DNA adduct
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TEST SYSTEM :
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Rodent - mouse Cells - not otherwise specified
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DOSE/DURATION :
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1 umol/L
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REFERENCE :
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