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PROFENOFOS<br />

First draft prepared by<br />

P.V. Shah 1 and David Ray 2<br />

1<br />

United States Environmental Protection Agency,<br />

Office of <strong>Pesticide</strong> Programs, Wash<strong>in</strong>gton, DC, USA; and<br />

2<br />

Medical Research Council, Applied Neuroscience Group,<br />

Biomedical Sciences,<br />

University of Nott<strong>in</strong>gham,<br />

Queens Medical Centre, Nott<strong>in</strong>gham, England<br />

Explanation ...................................................................................................... 404<br />

Evaluation for acceptable daily <strong>in</strong>take ............................................................. 404<br />

1. Biochemical aspects ........................................................................... 404<br />

1.1 Absorption, distribution and excretion ....................................... 404<br />

1.2 Biotransformation ...................................................................... 405<br />

1.3 Effects on enzymes and other biochemical parameters ............. 407<br />

2. <strong>Toxicological</strong> studies ......................................................................... 408<br />

2.1 Acute toxicity ............................................................................. 408<br />

(a) Oral adm<strong>in</strong>istration ............................................................. 408<br />

(b) Dermal adm<strong>in</strong>istration ........................................................ 410<br />

(c) Exposure by <strong>in</strong>halation ....................................................... 411<br />

(d) Dermal irritation ................................................................. 412<br />

(e) Ocular irritation .................................................................. 412<br />

(f) Dermal sensitization ............................................................ 413<br />

2.2 Short-term studies of toxicity ..................................................... 413<br />

2.3 Long-term studies of toxicity and carc<strong>in</strong>ogenicity ..................... 420<br />

2.4 Genotoxicity ............................................................................... 423<br />

2.5 Reproductive toxicity ................................................................. 423<br />

(a) Multigeneration studies ...................................................... 423<br />

(b) Developmental toxicity ....................................................... 424<br />

2.6 Special studies ............................................................................ 426<br />

(a) Acute neurotoxicity ............................................................. 426<br />

(b) Short-term studies of neurotoxicity .................................... 428<br />

(c) Developmental neurotoxicity .............................................. 428<br />

(d) Delayed neurotoxicity ......................................................... 430<br />

(e) Antagonistic agents ............................................................. 431<br />

(f) Potentiation studies ............................................................. 431<br />

3. Studies on metabolites ....................................................................... 432<br />

4. Observations <strong>in</strong> humans ..................................................................... 432<br />

Comments ........................................................................................................ 433<br />

<strong>Toxicological</strong> evaluation .................................................................................. 436<br />

References ....................................................................................................... 438<br />

PROFENOFOS 403–443 JMPR <strong>2007</strong>

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