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Result
a
Test system
Without
exogenous
metabolic
system
With
exogenous
metabolic
system
Dose
b
(LED/HID)
Reference
Numerical chromosomal aberrations, aneuploidy, kinetochore staining
of micronuclei in binucleated cells, Chinese hamster lung fibroblast
cells line (V79) in vitro
+
1
Zhong et al. (1994)
DNA strand breaks, alkaline ’Comet Assay’, human lymphocytes
in vitro
+
NT
0.3
µM
Rojas
et al. (1996a, b)
Inhibition of double-strand DNA breaks repair, alkaline and neutral
’Comet Assay’, human fibroblasts in vitro
+
+
UV (4.8 kJ/m
2
)
+ V
2
O
5
0.5
µM
Bleomycin
(1
µg/mL) +
V
2
O
5
0.5
µM
Ivancsists et al. (2002)
Sister chromatid exchanges, human lymphocytes in vitro
–
NT
47 M
Sun et al. (1989)
c
Sister chromatid exchanges, human lymphocytes in vitro
–
NT
6
Roldán & Altamirano
(1990)
Sister chromatid exchanges, human lymphocytes in vitro
+
NT
4
d
Roldán-Reyes
et al. (1997)
Structural chromosomal aberrations, human lymphocytes in vitro
–
NT
6
Roldán & Altamirano
(1990)
Numerical chromosomal aberrations, polyploidy, human lymphocytes
in vitro
+
NT
2
Roldán & Altamirano
(1990)
Aneuploidy, FISH centromeric probes, human lymphocytes in vitro
+
NT
0.001
µM
Ramírez
et al. (1997)
Inhibition of microtubule polymerisation, immunostaining, human
lymphocytes
in vitro
+
NT
0.1
µM
Ramírez
et al. (1997)
Chromosomes associated and satellite association, human lymphocyte
in
vitro
+
NT
4
Roldán & Altamirano
(1990)
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Result
a
Test system
Without
exogenous
metabolic
system
With
exogenous
metabolic
system
Dose
b
(LED/HID)
Reference
DNA strand breaks, alkaline ‘Comet Assay’, in several organs of CD-1
mice
in vivo
+
5.75 ip
Altamirano-Lozano et al.
(1996, 1999)
DNA synthesis, inhibition assay, mice testes, spleen, liver and
lymphocytes
in vivo
–
58.4 po
Zen et al. (1988)
c
Sister chromatid exchanges, CD-1 mice, bone marrow, in vivo
-
23 ip
Altamirano-Lozano
et al.
(1993); Altamirano-
Lozano & Alvarez-Barrera
(1996)
Micronucleus formation, 615 and Kunming albino mice, bone marrow,
in vivo
+
0.17 ip
Si
et al. (1982)
c
Micronucleus formation, 615 and Kunming albino mice, bone marrow,
in vivo
+
0.25 sc
Si
et al. (1982)
c
Micronucleus formation, 615 and Kunming albino mice, bone marrow,
in vivo
+
0.5 mg/m
3
,
inhal.
Si
et al. (1982)
c
Micronucleus formation, Kunming albino mice, bone marrow,
in vivo
–
11.3 po
Sun et al. (1989)
c
Micronucleus formation, Kunming albino pregnant mice, fetal liver,
maternal bone marrow, maternal spleen,
in vivo
+
0.2–5 ip
e
Liu
et al. (1992)
c
Micronucleus formation, B6C3F1mice, peripheral blood erythrocytes,
in vivo
–
16 mg/m
3
, inhal.
National Toxicology
Program (2002)
Structural chromosomal aberrations, CD-1 mice, bone marrow, in vivo
–
23 ip
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Alvarez-Barrera (1996)
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Table 7 (contd)
Result
a
Test system
Without
exogenous
metabolic
system
With
exogenous
metabolic
system
Dose
b
(LED/HID)
Reference
Structural chromosomal aberrations, albino rat, bone marrow cells,
in vivo
?
4 po
Giri et al. (1979)
Dominant lethal mutations, CD-1 mice in vivo
+
8.5 ip
Altamirano-Lozano et al.
(1996)
Dominant lethal mutations, CD-1 mice in vivo
–
4 sc
Si
et al. (1982)
c
FISH, fluorescence in-situ hybridization
a
+, positive; –, negative; (+), weak positive; NT, not tested;?, inconclusive
b
LED, lowest effective dose; HID, highest ineffective dose; in-vitro tests,
µg/mL, except where stated otherwise; in-vivo tests, mg/kg bw per day; po,
orally, by gavage; sc, subcutaneously; ip, intraperitoneally; inhal., by inhalation
c
Cited in Sun (1996)
d
Combined with 20
µg of caffeine
e
LED not given
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