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  • Title: A rapid screen for cumulative chromosomal damage in mice. Accumulation of circulating micronucleated erythrocytes.
    Author: Schlegel R, MacGregor JT.
    Journal: Mutat Res; 1983 Oct; 113(6):481-7. PubMed ID: 6413851.
    Abstract:
    The frequency of micronuclei in normochromatic peripheral blood erythrocytes was found to be a useful index of cumulative chromosomal damage in repeatedly exposed mice. Although approximately 5 weeks of continuous treatment is required to reach the maximum steady state level, significant elevations in this index were achieved after only 5 daily exposures to non-lethal doses of all six genotoxins tested. The frequencies of micronucleated cells per 1000 normochromatic erythrocytes in weanling mice after 5 daily intraperitoneal (i.p.) injections of each test agent were: triethylenemelamine (0.5 mg/kg), 13.7; mitomycin C (2 mg/kg), 7.1; cyclophosphamide (22 mg/kg), 6.6; colchicine (1 mg/kg), 4.0; nitrogen mustard (0.4 mg/kg), 3.6; 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (5 mg/kg), 6.6. Controls averaged 1.2 per 1000. During extended exposure to nitrogen mustard (5 i.p. injections of 0.4 mg/kg per week), the incidence of micronucleated erythrocytes rose steadily to a value of 12.0 per 1000, approaching the steady state after about 5 weeks of treatment. These results indicate that the measurement of micronuclei in peripheral blood erythrocytes is an effective and rapid method for estimating chromosomal damage in subchronically or chronically exposed animals. In practical application, routine blood smears taken during 90-day subchronic toxicity tests could be scored for micronuclei in less than 1 day, providing an economical estimate of in vivo chromosomal damage.
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