6-α,21-DIMETHYLETHISTERONE Toxicity Data With Reference
1. | | orl-mus LD50:7650 mg/kg | | MEIEDD Merck Index. 10 (1983),469. |
6-α,21-DIMETHYLETHISTERONE Consensus Reports
IARC Cancer Review: Animal Inadequate Evidence IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man . 21 ,1979,p. 377.(World Health Organization, Internation Agency for Research on Cancer,Lyon, France.: ) (Single copies can be ordered from WHO Publications Centre U.S.A., 49 Sheridan Avenue, Albany, NY 12210) .
6-α,21-DIMETHYLETHISTERONE Safety Profile
Mildly toxic by ingestion. Questionable carcinogen. Experimental teratogenic and reproductive effects. A steroid used as a progestin and in the treatment of menstrual disorders. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.