title: 2-Chlorobenzylidene malonitrile (CS) causes spindle disturbances in V79 Chinese hamster cells.
abstract: Exposure of V79 Chinese hamster cells to 2-chlorobenzylidene malonitrile (CS), a chemical used as a sensory irritant for riot control, caused a concentration-dependent increase in the incidence of spindle disturbances. A C-mitotic effect with the appearance of C-metaphases, a metaphase block and the concomitant disappearance of ana-telophase figures were observed after a 3-h treatment. The results indicate that CS might induce aneuploidy in mammalian cells by interacting with the mitotic apparatus.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Strahlenbiologie, Gesellschaft für Strahlen- und Umweltforschung, Neuherberg/Munich, F.R.G.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bauchinger
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ziegler-Skylakakis
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Andrae
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008938:Mitosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D009570:Nitriles / Q000633:toxicity*; D008941:Spindle Apparatus / Q000187:drug effects*; D009763:o-Chlorobenzylidenemalonitrile / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D009570:Nitriles; D009763:o-Chlorobenzylidenemalonitrile