Acute Oral Toxicity of Ball Power (Trade Name) in ICR Mice

Abstract

The acute oral toxicity of Ball Powder trademark was determined in male and female ICR mice by using the oral gavage single-dose method. The median lethal dose was greater than a limit dose of 5000 mg/kg. Clinical signs (hypotonia, hunched posture, and diarrhea) were observed in only two of the twenty dosed animals and were minimal in both severity and duration. According to the classification scheme of Hodge and Sterner, these results place Ball Powder trademark in the practically nontoxic class of chemicals. Keywords: Acute oral toxicity; Ball powder trademark; Nitrocellulose; Mammalian toxicology; Mouse; Propellants. (KT)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA212011

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  • Conrad Wheeler
  • Denzil F. Frost
  • Don W. Kortz Jr.
  • Gerald F. Hiatt

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  • Letterman Army Hospital

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  • Biomedical

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  • Nitrocellulose
  • Propellants
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  • Single Base Propellants
  • Toxicity
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