title: [Carcinogenicity of chloroform].
abstract: Carcinogenicity of chloroform for various dosage and route of administration was assessed in CBA X C57B1/6 mice in a chronic experiment (250 or 15 mg/kg body weight in vegetable oil, intra-esophageally via a probe; or 300; 30; 3; 0.3 or 0.03 mg/l in drinking water). Chloroform did not reveal its carcinogenic properties unless a dose of 250 mg/kg was given.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D002725:Chloroform / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D004947:Esophagus; D051379:Mice; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014881:Water Supply
chemical_list: D002725:Chloroform
vernacular_title: Izuchenie kantserogennosti khloroforma.