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Main Title One-month Inhalation Toxicity of Acetone Cyanohydrin in Male and Female Sprague-dawley Rats with Cover Letter dated 04/25/1986.
CORP Author Monsanto Environmental Sciences Center, St. Louis, MO.; Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Toxic Substances.
Year Published 1986
Report Number 878216393
Stock Number OTS0510321
Additional Subjects Toxicology ; Health effects ; Acetone Cyanohydrin (75-86-5) ; Subchronic Toxicity ; Mammals ; Rats ; Inhalation ; Biochemistry ; Toxic substances ; Laboratory animals ; CAS No 75-86-5
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Abstract A subchronic inhalation toxicity study was conducted with groups of male and female Sprague-Dawley rats receiving whole body exposure to acetone cyanohydrin at mean analytical concentrations of 0, 9.2, 29.9 or 59.6ppm in a dynamic air flow chamber. At each concentration, groups of 20 rats (10 male & 10 female) were exposed 6 hours per day, over approximately a 4 week period. Mid- and high dose groups experienced irritation of the eye and/or mouth and difficulties in breathing. Following the first exposure, four high dose males were observed with signs associated with anoxia/hypoxia, such as respiratory distress, tremors and/or convulsions, foaming at the mouth and prostrate posture. Three of these animals subsequently died. Total serum protein was decreased in male rats at all exposure levels, but only significant at the mid- and high exposures. A significant decrease in RBC, HGB, MCHC and LDH 1 in high dose females and a significant decrease in LDH in mid dose males were observed. BUN was elevated in high dose females and serum T3 was significantly increased in mid-dose males. Mid- and high dose males were observed with increased relative liver weights. Serum thiocyanate levels were significantly elevated in all exposed animals and urine thiocyanate was significantly elevated only in the mid- and high dose groups. No gross or microscopic lesions were detected which could be attributed to acetone cyanohydrin.
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PUB Date Free Form 1986
Category Codes 57Y; 57U; 68G; 99; 44G
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