INDUCTION OF MITOTIC MICRONUCLEI BY THE PYRETHROID INSECTICIDE FENVALERATE IN CULTURED HUMAN-LYMPHOCYTES

被引:37
作者
SURRALLES, J [1 ]
CARBONELL, E [1 ]
PUIG, M [1 ]
XAMENA, N [1 ]
CREUS, A [1 ]
MARCOS, R [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV AUTONOMA BARCELONA,DEPT GENET & MICROBIOL,UNITAT GENET,E-08193 BARCELONA,SPAIN
关键词
FENVALERATE; HUMAN LYMPHOCYTES; MICRONUCLEI;
D O I
10.1016/0378-4274(90)90178-O
中图分类号
R99 [毒物学(毒理学)];
学科分类号
100405 ;
摘要
The pyrethroid insecticide fenvalerate was tested for its ability to induce mitotic micronuclei in cytokinesis-block cells of cultured human peripheral blood lymphocytes at concentrations ranging from 10 to 50 mu-g/ml. We observed that fenvalerate induces a significant increase in the frequency of micronuclei, indicating clastogenic and/or aneugenic activity. Our results complement previous data on the genotoxicity of this compound in human lymphocytes.
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页码:151 / 155
页数:5
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