Safety evaluation of yeast grown on hydrocarbons. I: One-year feeding study in rats with yeast grown on gas oil

Yeast grown on hydrocarbons according to the gas-oil process was fed to rats at dietary levels of 10, 20 or 30% for 1 yr. Two control diets were used, one being similar to the yeast diets but containing soyabean-oil meal instead of yeast and the other being the institute's stock diet. The yeast diets had no effect on mortality, general condition...

Toxicologic and pharmacologic properties of iocetamic acid, a new oral cholecystographic agent

Studies in rats on iocetamic acid show that the LD50 levels of this compound compare favorably with those of a number of other oral cholecystographic agents. Pathologic effects are not found in rats and cats in studies of the subacute toxicity. Incompatibility with an anesthetic or a tranquilizer is not found. The elimination pattern of...

Toxicologic studies of iocetamic acid in rats and dogs

A new oral cholecystographic medium called iocetamicacid was submitted to a toxicologic study in rats and dogs. Dosages, which were equivalent to 200 and 1000 mg of the compound per kilogram of body weight per day and were 5 times and 25 times the human routine dose, were administered daily for 3 weeks in order to establish whether the substance...