Multiple-dosing effects of benzo[a]pyrene in the mouse bone marrow micronucleus test.
Multiple-dosing effects of benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) in the micronucleus test were studied using CD-1 male mice. Mice were treated orally once, twice or 3 times with 250, 500, 1000 or 2000 mg/kg, at 24-h intervals. Bone marrow cells were sampled 24 h after the last administration. The present study indicated that the incidence of polychromatic erythrocytes with micronuclei significantly increased more in the group of animals that received B[a]P twice than in those receiving it one or 3 times. The dose of 500 mg/kg B[a]P yielded the greatest response of any dose regimen.
Shimada
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Research Institute of Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Tokyo, Japan.
Satake
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Itoh
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Hattori
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Hayashi
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Ishidate
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D000818:Animals; D001564:Benzo(a)pyrene / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000633:toxicity; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000187:drug effects*; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D048629:Micronuclei, Chromosome-Defective / Q000187:drug effects*; D015162:Micronucleus Tests / Q000379:methods; D012016:Reference Values
D001564:Benzo(a)pyrene