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Study Information
Study Attribute Value
CEBS Accession Number: 002-01698-0009-0000-5
Chemical Name: Benzo(a)pyrene
CASRN: 50-32-8
NTP Study Type: Genetic Toxicology - Rodent Cytogenetics
NTP Study ID: 181345_CA
Study Result: Positive (Nonstandard Protocol)


Table Instructions and Notes:

Below are the detailed Chromosome Abberation data. You may also view the summary data for this study.


Initial Treatment Date Tissue Sample Time (h) Sex Species Strain Protocol Result
06/20/1983 Bone Marrow 18 Male Mouse B6C3F1 Intraperitoneal Injection x 1/study, 18 hour Positive (Nonstandard Protocol)

  Dose
(mg/kg)
Animal
Number
No.
Cells
Chromatid Isochromatid Exchanges Aberrations
Breaks Gaps Breaks Gaps 'Tid 'Some Other Total Per Cell % Cells w/ Abs
(+ Gaps) (- Gaps) (+ Gaps) (- Gaps)
Test Chemical Benzo(a)pyrene
37.5       
1096 100 8 3 2 0 0 0 1 14 0.14 0.11 9.00 7.00
    1097 100 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 10 0.10 0.08 5.00 4.00
    1098 100 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0.11 0.11 7.00 7.00
    1100 100 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.05 0.05 5.00 5.00
Average         6.8 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 10.0 0.10 0.09 6.50 5.75
± SEM                         0.02 0.01 0.96 0.75
 
Test Chemical Benzo(a)pyrene
75         
1102 100 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.01 0.01 1.00 1.00
    1103 100 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 0.08 0.08 7.00 7.00
    1104 100 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.06 0.03 4.00 2.00
    1105 100 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.05 0.04 5.00 4.00
Average         3.3 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 5.0 0.05 0.04 4.25 3.50
± SEM                         0.01 0.01 1.25 1.32
 
Test Chemical Benzo(a)pyrene
150         
1106 100 3 5 0 0 0 0 3 11 0.11 0.06 8.00 6.00
    1107 100 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.13 0.10 9.00 7.00
    1109 100 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 7 0.07 0.05 7.00 5.00
    1110 100 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.02 0.02 2.00 2.00
Average         4.5 2.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 8.3 0.08 0.06 6.50 5.00
± SEM                         0.02 0.02 1.55 1.08
 
Vehicle Control No Stressor
 0         
1131 100 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.07 0.04 6.00 3.00
    1132 100 11 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 0.13 0.13 7.00 7.00
    1134 100 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.05 0.04 4.00 4.00
    1135 100 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.08 0.08 6.00 6.00
Average         6.8 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 8.3 0.08 0.07 5.75 5.00
± SEM                         0.02 0.02 0.63 0.91
 
Footnotes:
CRO: Corn Oil
DMBA: Dimethylbenzanthracene
IP/IJ: Intraperitoneal injection
INHAL: Inhalation