title: Carcinogenic activity of some benz(a)anthracene derivatives in newborn mice.
abstract: Equimolar doses of 7-methylbenz(a)anthracene and 3 of its derivatives were given to newborn male and female Swiss mice. All 4 substances tested increased the risk of tumour development compared with that seen in control mice given the vehicle, arachis oil, only.7-Methylbenz(a)anthracene itself was the most actively tumorigenic of the compounds studied, giving rise to subcutaneous sarcomata at the site of injection, and multiple lung tumours and liver tumours. 7-Bromomethyl-12-methylbenz(a)-anthracene was similarly active in the lung and liver but evoked fewer subcutaneous sarcomata. 7-Bromomethylbenz(a)anthracene was seemingly slightly less active than either 7-methylbenz(a)anthracene or 7-bromomethyl-12-methylbenz(a)anthracene. 4-Chloro-7-bromomethylbenz(a)anthracene exhibited only marginal activity in that it slightly increased the risk of liver tumour development in male mice.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001551:Benz(a)Anthracenes; D001966:Bromine / Q000633:toxicity; D002713:Chlorine / Q000633:toxicity; D005260:Female; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000139:chemically induced; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000139:chemically induced; D012513:Sarcoma, Experimental / Q000139:chemically induced*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D001551:Benz(a)Anthracenes; D002713:Chlorine; D001966:Bromine