Main Title |
Subchronic Toxicity of Meta-Cresol in Sprague Dawley Rats: MBA Chemical No. 24 (Revised). |
Author |
Dietz, D. ;
Mulligan, L. T. ;
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CORP Author |
Research Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC. ;Microbiological Associates, Bethesda, MD.;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Solid Waste. |
Year Published |
1988 |
Report Number |
EPA-68-01-7075; EPA/530/SW-88/026; |
Stock Number |
PB88-195284 |
Additional Subjects |
Toxicology ;
Dosage ;
Ingestion(Biology) ;
Bioassay ;
Laboratory animals ;
Pathology ;
Mortality ;
Meta cresol ;
CAS 108-39-4 ;
3-cresol
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB88-195284 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
337p |
Abstract |
The study examined the toxic effects of meta-cresol in Sprague Dawley rats following 13 weeks of oral gavage administration. Dose levels studied were 0, 50, 150 and 450 mg/kg/day. The biological effects of m-cresol, central nervous system depression and reductions in body weight gain, were generally restricted to the high dose level under the conditions of the present study. Although a slight reduction in weight gain also occurred for mid-dose males but not females, no other manifestations of m-cresol toxicity were seen for these animals or for those at the low dose level. Thus, 50 mg/kg/day for meta-cresol administered to male and female Sprague Dawley rats for 13 weeks appears to represent the maximum dose tested in the study that produced no evident adverse effects. |