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Repeated dose toxicity: oral

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
short-term repeated dose toxicity: oral
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
weight of evidence
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
study well documented, meets generally accepted scientific principles, acceptable for assessment

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1997
Report date:
1997

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
no guideline available
Principles of method if other than guideline:
Test substance was administered to rats daily via gavage for 5 days.
GLP compliance:
no
Limit test:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Estradiol
EC Number:
200-023-8
EC Name:
Estradiol
Cas Number:
50-28-2
Molecular formula:
C18H24O2
IUPAC Name:
estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17-diol
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): estradiol

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
Sprague-Dawley
Sex:
male/female

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
not specified
Analytical verification of doses or concentrations:
no
Duration of treatment / exposure:
5 days treatement afterwards 7 days recovery before necropsy
Frequency of treatment:
daily for 5 days
Doses / concentrations
Remarks:
Doses / Concentrations:
20 and 300 mg/kg
Basis:
actual ingested
No. of animals per sex per dose:
3/sex/group
Control animals:
other: 0.9% (w/v) NaCl

Results and discussion

Effect levels

Dose descriptor:
NOEL
Effect level:
< 20 mg/kg bw/day (nominal)
Based on:
test mat.
Sex:
male/female
Basis for effect level:
other: liver toxicity

Target system / organ toxicity

Critical effects observed:
not specified

Any other information on results incl. tables

transient decrease in water consumption (male) and body weight gain (male and female)

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
no liver toxicity observed
Executive summary:

Rats were treated orally via gavage with estradiol over 5 days and subsequent 7 days recovery before sacrifice.

Decreased water consumption (male) and body weight gain (both sexes) could be observed. Liver toxicity of estradiol could not be identified.