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Study Information
Study Attribute Value
CEBS Accession Number: 002-02148-0009-0000-6
Chemical Name: Ethyl methanesulfonate
CASRN: 62-50-0
NTP Study Type: Genetic Toxicology - Rodent Cytogenetics
NTP Study ID: 998123_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
06/09/1983 Bone Marrow 17 Male Mouse B6C3F1 Intraperitoneal Injection x 1/study, 17 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 Ethyl methanesulfonate
93.75      
1048 100 6 4 0 0 0 0 1 11 0.11 0.07 9.00 6.00
    1049 100 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.04 0.03 4.00 3.00
    1050 100 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.10 0.07 8.00 5.00
    1051 100 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.08 0.07 7.00 6.00
Average         5.8 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 8.3 0.08 0.06 7.00 5.00
± SEM                         0.02 0.01 1.08 0.71
 
Test Chemical Ethyl methanesulfonate
187.5       
1052 100 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0.05 0.05 5.00 5.00
    1053 100 6 8 0 0 0 0 2 16 0.16 0.08 11.00 5.00
    1054 100 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 8 0.08 0.08 8.00 8.00
    1055 100 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.12 0.09 9.00 8.00
Average         6.3 2.8 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.8 10.3 0.10 0.08 8.25 6.50
± SEM                         0.02 0.01 1.25 0.87
 
Test Chemical Ethyl methanesulfonate
375         
1057 100 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 9 0.09 0.06 8.00 6.00
    1058 100 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 8 0.08 0.06 7.00 6.00
    1060 100 4 2 0 0 0 0 10 16 0.16 0.14 14.00 12.00
    1061 100 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 9 0.09 0.06 9.00 6.00
Average         3.3 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 4.5 10.5 0.11 0.08 9.50 7.50
± SEM                         0.02 0.02 1.55 1.50
 
Vehicle Control No Stressor
 0         
1062 100 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.01 0.01 1.00 1.00
    1063 100 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.03 0.03 2.00 2.00
    1065 100 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.01 0.01 1.00 1.00
    1066 100 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 7 0.07 0.06 5.00 5.00
Average         2.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 3.0 0.03 0.03 2.25 2.25
± SEM                         0.01 0.01 0.95 0.95
 
Footnotes:
CRO: Corn Oil
DMBA: Dimethylbenzanthracene
IP/IJ: Intraperitoneal injection
INHAL: Inhalation