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Acetonitrile: Target Organs and Levels of Evidence for TR-447

Toxicology and Carcinogenesis Studies of Acetonitrile (CASRN 75-05-8) in F344/N Rats and B6C3F1 Mice (Inhalation Studies)

Chemical (Study Title)
CASRN		Peer Review DateRoute/Exposure LevelsStudy Laboratory
Acetonitrile
75-05-8		06/21/1994Inhalation
R: 0, 100, 200, OR 400 PPM M: 0, 50, 100, OR 200 PPM ; 50/GROUP		Battelle Northwest Laboratory

Levels of Evidence

Male Rats: Equivocal Evidence
TypeOrgan/Tissue (Lesion)
Neoplastic Lesions
  • Liver: ADENOMA 0/48 1/47 1/48 3/48 OR CARCINOMA 1/48 0/47 0/48 3/48 COMBINED 1/48 1/47 1/48 5/48
Female Rats: No Evidence
Male Mice: No Evidence
TypeOrgan/Tissue (Lesion)
Non-Neoplastic Lesions
  • FORESTOMACH: SQUAMOUS HYPERPLASIA
Female Mice: No Evidence
TypeOrgan/Tissue (Lesion)
Non-Neoplastic Lesions
  • FORESTOMACH: SQUAMOUS HYPERPLASIA