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Administrative data

Endpoint:
acute toxicity: other routes
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
26 February 1969 to 25 March 1969
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Study conducted before the adoption of GLP.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1969
Report date:
1969

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
other: internal protocol
Principles of method if other than guideline:
2 male and 2 female rats were exposed by intraperitoneal injection to the test article and observed daily for 14 days for clinical signs of toxicity. After the two week observation period the animals were sacrificed and gross necropsy performed.

Test material

Constituent 1
Reference substance name:
FC-40
IUPAC Name:
FC-40
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): FC-40
- Physical state: Liquid

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
other: Charles River
Sex:
male/female
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS
- Age at study initiation: "Young"
- Weight at study initiation: 150 g to 200 g
- Acclimation period: 5 days

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
intraperitoneal
Vehicle:
unchanged (no vehicle)
Details on study design:
- Duration of observation period following administration: 14 days
- Frequency of observations and weighing: The animals were weighed at day 1 and 14 of observation. They were observed daily in individual cages.
- Necropsy of survivors performed: yes
- Other examinations performed: clinical signs, body weight, histopathology

Results and discussion

Effect levels
Sex:
male/female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
> 34.6 other: g/kg
Remarks on result:
other: Only one dose was tested.
Mortality:
No deaths were observed.
Clinical signs:
Abnormal stance, hypoactivity, muscular weakness and ruffed fur were observed following dose administration. All reactions had ended after 50 minutes with the exception of ruffed fur which subsided after 2 days.
Body weight:
Weight gains were normal.
Gross pathology:
Necropsy revealed clear fluid in the abdominal cavity of all animals; and white soft ovoid masses attached to the mesentery near the blood vessels and or free floating in the cavity. Watery vacuoles were also found in the subcutaneous tissue of the ventral abdomen.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
The acute intraperitoneal median lethal dose (LD50) was found to be greater than 34.6 g/kg for the test article.
Executive summary:

Undiluted test article was administered by injection into the peritoneal cavity to three groups consisting of four albino rats (2 male, 2 female) each. The dose groups were 15.4, 23.1, and 34.6 grams per kilogram body weight. The rats were observed for pharmacotoxic signs, weight gains and mortality. Results show that the test article elicited abnormal stance, hypoactivity, and muscular weakness at all doses within 2 hours of compound administration. Ruffled fur was also observed at the high dose level. There were no deaths in the study. Weight gains were normal. No lesions were observed at necropsy. The test article can be considered practically non-toxic by intraperitoneal injection.