A subchronic (180-day) oral toxicity study of ethyl tertiary-butyl ether, a bioethanol, in rats
Katsumi Miyata1, Takayuki Koga, Sunao Aso
1CERI Hita, Chemicals Evaluation and Research Institute , Hita , Japan.
Abstract:
A subchronic (180-day) toxicity study was conducted to evaluate the effects of ethyl tertiary-butyl ether (ETBE), a biomass fuel, in male and female rats. ETBE was administered at dose levels of 0, 5, 25, 100 and 400 mg/kg/body weight (b.w.)/day by gavage. No treatment-related adverse effects were observed at 5, 25 or 100 mg/kg. Centrilobular hypertrophy of hepatocytes was observed in males and females and their relative liver weights were increased, suggesting enhanced metabolic activity. From these results, we concluded that the no observed adverse effect level of ETBE was 100 mg/kg b.w./day under the conditions tested.
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