| TESTOSTERONE | |
| Chemical names: | 17 beta-HYDROXYANDROST-4-EN-3-ONE; delta-4-ANDROSTEN-17beta-OL-3-ONE |
| Synonyms: | trans-TESTOSTERONE |
| Functional class: | VETERINARY DRUG (PRODUCTION AID) |
| Latest evaluation: | 1999 |
| ADI: | 0-0.02 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 32/21, FNP 41-JECFA 32/24, NOT NECESSARY. ACCEPTABLE RESIDUE LEVEL: UNNECESSARY; HORMONE PRODUCED ENDOGENOUSLY AT VARIABLE LEVELS IN HUMAN BEINGS. RESIDUES FROM USE ACCORDING TO GOOD ANIMAL HUSBANDRY PRACTICE UNLIKELY TO POSE A HAZARD TO HUMAN HEALTH. AC. MRL
1981, TRS 669-JECFA 25/15 |
| 12 Nov 01 | |
See Also:
Toxicological Abbreviations
Testosterone (PIM 519)
Testosterone (IARC Summary & Evaluation, Volume 6, 1974)
Testosterone (IARC Summary & Evaluation, Volume 6, 1974)