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Toxicological information

Acute Toxicity: oral

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
acute toxicity: oral
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: comparable to guideline study with acceptable restrictions

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1987
Report date:
1987

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
equivalent or similar to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 401 (Acute Oral Toxicity)
Deviations:
yes
Remarks:
doses up to 5000 mg/kg bw were tested
GLP compliance:
no
Test type:
standard acute method

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Oxybis(methyl-2,1-ethanediyl) diacrylate
EC Number:
260-754-3
EC Name:
Oxybis(methyl-2,1-ethanediyl) diacrylate
Cas Number:
57472-68-1
Molecular formula:
C12H18O5
IUPAC Name:
oxydipropane-1,2-diyl bisacrylate
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): Dipropylenglykoldiacrylat
- Physical state: liquid
- Analytical purity: product characterization is included in the raw data
- Lot/batch No.: Partie 2/87

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
Wistar
Sex:
male/female
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS
- Source: Dr. K. Thomae GmbH
- Weight at study initiation: mean males: 179 g; mean females: 182 g
- Fasting period before study: 16 hours, water ad libitum
- Housing: 5/cage
- Diet: ad libitum
- Water: ad libitum
- Acclimation period: at least one week


ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Temperature (°C): 20-24 °C
- Humidity (%): 30-70 %
- Photoperiod (hrs dark / hrs light): 12/12

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
CMC (carboxymethyl cellulose)
Details on oral exposure:
VEHICLE
- Concentration in vehicle: 8.25, 14.70, 21.50, 38.30, 50 (w/v)
- Amount of vehicle (if gavage): 10 ml/kg
- Justification for choice of vehicle: aqueous formulation correspons to the physiological medium

MAXIMUM DOSE VOLUME APPLIED:
The administered volume was always 10 ml/kg
Doses:
825, 1470, 2150, 3830, 5000 mg/kg bw
No. of animals per sex per dose:
5 males and 5 females per dose
Control animals:
not specified
Details on study design:
- Duration of observation period following administration: 14 days
- Frequency of observations and weighing: start of the study, day 5, day 7 and day 13
- Necropsy of survivors performed: yes
- Other examinations performed: clinical signs, body weight
Statistics:
Probit Analysis according to Finney, Test for homogeneity, chi square test

Results and discussion

Effect levelsopen allclose all
Sex:
male/female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
3 530 mg/kg bw
95% CL:
> 2 550 - < 4 730
Remarks on result:
other: slope factor: 1.57
Sex:
male
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
4 270 mg/kg bw
Remarks on result:
other: slope factor: 1.82
Sex:
female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
2 810 mg/kg bw
Remarks on result:
other: slope factor: 1.58
Mortality:
no mortalities at 825 mg/kg bw; 0/5 males and 1/5 females died at the 1470 mg/kg dose level; 1/5 males and 0/5 females died at the 2150 mg/kg dose level; 2/5 males and all females died at the 3830 mg/kg dose level; 3/5 males and 4/5 females died at the 5000 mg/kg dose level
Clinical signs:
other: no symptoms were observed at the 825 mg/kg dose level for either males or females; males of the 1470 mg/kg dose level exhibited dyspnea, apathy, staggering, piloerection and a poor general state on day 7; females of the 1470 mg/kg dose level exhibited dys
Gross pathology:
animals of the 825 mg/kg dose group: no pathological findings noted
animals that died (males and females): General congestion. Stomach: mucosa of glandular stomach reddened . Two animals which died 6/7 days after
administration of substance (1470, 2150 mg/kg) had intraabdominal adhesions. In addition one of them had hemorrhagic peritonitis.
Sacrificed animals (males and females): at doses of 1470 to 5000 mg/kg: Intraabdominal adhesions; Mucosa of forestomach with widespread hyperplasia.

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