Hazard Evaluation of Candidate Face Net Impregnant ENT-4296 Tetrahydrofurfuryl-2-Methylacetate.

Abstract

A hazard evaluation of ENT-4296 was performed using rats, rabbits, and guinea pigs. Although no deleterious health effects were produced following skin application, ingestion, inhalation and sensitization testing, single direct application to rabbit eyes produced corneal injury, iritis and conjunctivitis. For this reason, it is recommended that tetrahydrofurfuryl-2-methylacetate (ENT-4296) not be approved for testing as a face net impregnant.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 05, 1976
Accession Number
ADA021580

Entities

People

  • Conrad R. Pope
  • John G. Harvey Jr.
  • Joseph A. Macko Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army Medical Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anatomy
  • Animals
  • Biological Sciences
  • Cells (Biology)
  • Conjunctival Diseases
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Eukaryotes
  • Eye Diseases
  • Impregnation
  • Lagomorphs
  • Rodents
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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