Testing Status of Mercuric chloride 10133-A
CASRN: 7487-94-7
Formula: Cl2-Hg
Synonyms/Common Names
- Mercury chloride (HgCl2) (9CI)
Short-Term Toxicity
- 14-Day (Gavage)
(C60173)
Completed
- Rats: F344/N; Mice: B6C3F1
- 13-Week (Gavage)
(C60173)
Completed
- Rats: F344/N; Mice: B6C3F1
- Dose: R: 0, .312, 5.0, M: 0, 1.25, 20.0 MG/KG/40 PER GROUP.
Long-Term Carcinogenicity
- 2 years (Gavage)
(C60173)
Completed
- TR-408 (NIH Number: 93-3139)
(Peer Review Approval 07/10/1991A )
Toxicology and Carcinogenesis Studies of Mercuric Chloride (CASRN 7487-94-7) in F344 Rats and B6C3F1 Mice (Gavage Studies) - Rats: F344/N; Mice: B6C3F1
- Carcinogenesis Results
- Male Rats Some Evidence
- Female Rats Equivocal Evidence
- Male Mice Equivocal Evidence
- Female Mice No Evidence
- Dose: R: 0, 2.5, 5, M: 0, 5, 10 MG/KG/60 PER GROUP.
- TR-408 (NIH Number: 93-3139)
(Peer Review Approval 07/10/1991A )
Special Studies
- C. elegans
(S0954)
Completed
- C. elegans
Genetic Toxicology
- Drosophila
(515345)
Completed
- Citation: Foureman, P., Mason, J.M., Valencia, R., Zimmering, S. Chemical Mutagenesis Testing in Drosophila. IX. Results of 50 coded compounds tested for the National Toxicology Program. Environ. Molec. Mutagen. Vol. 23 (1994) 51-63
- Reciprocal Translocation/Sex-Linked Recessive Lethal Negative
- In Vitro Cytogenetics (CA/SCE)
(700546)
Completed
- Sister Chromatid Exchange Weakly Positive
- Chromosome Aberrations Positive
- Mouse Lymphoma
(289120)
Completed
- Citation: McGregor, D., Brown, A., Cattanach, P., Edwards, I., McBride, D., Riach, C., and Caspary, W. Responses of the L5178Y tk+/tk- mouse lymphoma cell forward mutation assay: III. 72 coded chemicals. Environ. Molec. Mutagen. Vol. 12 (1988) 85-154
- Mice
- Positive
- Salmonella
(862036)
Completed
- Citation: Zeiger E, Anderson B, Haworth S, Lawlor T, Mortelmans K, Speck W. Salmonella mutagenicity tests: III. Results from the testing of 255 chemicals. Environ Mutagen. 1987;9 Suppl 9:1-109.
- Negative