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DIMETHOMORPH<br />

First draft prepared by<br />

Jürg Zarn 1 and Maria Tasheva 2<br />

1<br />

Food Toxicology Section, Swiss Federal Office of Public Health,<br />

Zurich, Switzerland; and<br />

2<br />

National Center of Public Health Protection, Sofia, Bulgaria<br />

Explanation ...................................................................................................... 274<br />

Evaluation for acceptable daily <strong>in</strong>take ............................................................. 274<br />

1. Biochemical aspects ........................................................................... 274<br />

1.1 Absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion .................. 274<br />

1.2 Effects on enzymes and other biochemical parameters ............. 279<br />

2. <strong>Toxicological</strong> studies ......................................................................... 280<br />

2.1 Acute toxicity.............................................................................. 280<br />

(a) Oral adm<strong>in</strong>istration............................................................. 280<br />

(b) Dermal application ............................................................ 282<br />

(c) Exposure by <strong>in</strong>halation ...................................................... 282<br />

(d) Dermal and ocular irritation .............................................. 282<br />

(e) Dermal sensitization .......................................................... 283<br />

2.2 Short-term studies of toxicity ..................................................... 284<br />

2.3 Long-term studies of toxicity and carc<strong>in</strong>ogenicity ..................... 291<br />

2.4 Genotoxicity................................................................................ 297<br />

2.5 Reproductive toxicity ................................................................. 299<br />

(a) Multigeneration studies ..................................................... 299<br />

(b) Developmental toxicity....................................................... 300<br />

2.6 Special studies: pharmacology.................................................... 304<br />

(a) Anticonvulsive activity <strong>in</strong> mice........................................... 304<br />

(b) Potentiation of hexobarbiton sleep<strong>in</strong>g time <strong>in</strong> mice .......... 305<br />

(c) Alteration of body temperature <strong>in</strong> mice.............................. 305<br />

(d) Spontaneus motor activity <strong>in</strong> mice .................................... 305<br />

(e) Tail flick test for analgesia ................................................. 305<br />

(f) Effect on the Irw<strong>in</strong> test <strong>in</strong> mice........................................... 305<br />

(g) Charcoal meal transit times <strong>in</strong> the rat small <strong>in</strong>test<strong>in</strong>es ...... 305<br />

(h) Effect on motility of uter<strong>in</strong>e smooth muscle <strong>in</strong> rats .......... 305<br />

(i) Assessment of potential anti-<strong>in</strong>flammatory activity<br />

<strong>in</strong> rats.................................................................................. 305<br />

(j) Cardiovascular, respiratory and nictitat<strong>in</strong>g membrane<br />

alterations <strong>in</strong> cat ................................................................ 306<br />

(k) Effect on the spontaneous motility of isolated rabbit<br />

ileum .................................................................................. 306<br />

(l) Effect on the isolated gu<strong>in</strong>ea-pig ileum and action on four<br />

agonists .............................................................................. 306<br />

(m) Surface anaesthetic activity <strong>in</strong> the gu<strong>in</strong>ea- pig.................. 306<br />

3. Observations <strong>in</strong> humans ..................................................................... 306<br />

Comments......................................................................................................... 306<br />

References ....................................................................................................... 311<br />

DIMETHOMORPH 273–315 JMPR <strong>2007</strong>

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