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Ammonium, ethyl (m - hydroxyphenyl) dimethyl - , chloride

RTECS #: BQ5870000

CAS #: 116-38-1


UPDATE: May 2005 MW: 201.72 MF: C10H16NO•Cl


NOTE:

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
  1. SYNONYMS:
  2. ACUTE TOXICITY DATA:
  3. NIOSH DOCUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE:
  4. REFERENCES:

SYNONYMS:

  1. Ammonium, dimethylethyl (m - hydroxyphenyl) - , chloride
  2. Antirex
  3. Benzenaminium, N - ethyl - 3 - hydroxy - N,N - dimethyl - , chloride (9CI)
  4. Edrophonium chloride
  1. Ethyl (m - hydroxyphenyl) dimethylammonium chloride
  2. Tensilon
  3. Tensilon chloride


SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM
DOSE
EFFECT

REFERENCE
N/R
N/R N/R N/R


MUTATION DATA AND REFERENCES:

SYSTEM TEST ROUTE/
ORGANISM/
TISSUE
DOSE REFERENCE
N/R N/R N/R N/R


REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM
DOSE
EFFECT

REFERENCE
N/R
N/R N/R N/R


TUMORIGENIC DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM
DOSE
EFFECT

REFERENCE
N/R
N/R N/R N/R


ACUTE TOXICITY DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM
DOSE
EFFECT

REFERENCE
intraperitoneal
mouse
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 30 mg/kg N/R PCJOAU 10,327,1976
intraspinal
rat
lowest published toxic dose: 76.3 µg/kg Behavioral: Analgesia

Behavioral: Change in psychophysiological tests
AANEAB 47,1079,2003
intravenous
human
lowest published toxic dose: 0.2 mg/kg/15 minute Cardiac: EKG changes not diagnostic of above

Cardiac: Other changes
JPETAB 300,112,2002
intravenous
human
lowest published toxic dose: 1 mg/kg/25 minute Cardiac: EKG changes not diagnostic of above

Cardiac: Change in rate

Cardiac: Other changes
JPETAB 300,112,2002
intravenous
mouse
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 8,500 µg/kg N/R JPETAB 115,185,1955
subcutaneous
mouse
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 52 mg/kg Peripheral Nerve and Sensation: Flaccid paralysis without anesthesia (usually neuromuscular blockage)

Behavioral: Muscle weakness
JPETAB 123,121,1958


OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM
DOSE
EFFECT

REFERENCE
N/R
N/R N/R N/R


REVIEWS:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE

N/R N/R N/R


STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE

N/R N/R N/R


NIOSH DOCUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD or SURVEY
REFERENCE

National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983 National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983: Hazard Code: X5548;
Number of Industries 1;
Total Number of Facilities 17;
Number of Occupations 3;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 8,250;
Total Number of Female Employees Exposed 7,491


STATUS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES:

ORGANIZATION
REFERENCE

N/R


REFERENCES:

CODEN
REFERENCE

AANEAB Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. (Munksgaard International Pub., POB 2148, DK-1016 Copenhagen K, Denmark) V.1- 1957-
JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1909/10-
PCJOAU Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal (English Translation). Translation of KHFZAN. (Plenum Pub. Corp., 233 Spring St., New York, NY 10013) No.1- 1967-

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