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ESTRADIOL-17BETA
Chemical names: ESTRA-1,3,5(10)-TRIENE-3,17beta-DIOL
Synonyms: ESTRADIOL
Functional class: VETERINARY DRUG (PRODUCTION AID)
Latest evaluation: 1999
ADI: 0-0.00005 mg/kg bw
Comments/MRLs: MRLs: Muscle, liver, kidney and fat (cattle): NOT SPECIFIED
Report: TRS 893-JECFA 52/57
Residues: FNP 41/12-JECFA 52/37
Tox monograph: FAS 43-JECFA 52/43
Previous status: 1987, TRS 763-JECFA 32/17, FNP 41-JECFA 32/7, NOT PREPARED. ADI UNNECESSARY. ACCEPTABLE RESIDUE LEVEL: UNNECESSARY; HORMONE PRODUCED ENDOGENOUSLY AT VARIABLE LEVELS IN HUMAN BEINGS. RESIDUES FROM USE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOOD ANIMAL HUSBANDRY PRACTICE UNLIKELY TO POSE A HAZARD TO HUMAN HEALTH. AC. MRL
1981, TRS 669-JECFA 25/15. UNLIKELY TO BE ANY CAUSE OF CONCERN WHEN PROPERLY USED
 
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