Table 4.
Summary data for chromosome aberrations.
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Concentration ( µ g/mL) | % Aberrated Cells (Structural) | % Numerical Aberration Mean ± SD |
Concentration ( µ g/mL) | % Aberrated Cells (Structural) | % Numerical Aberration Mean ± SD |
Concentration ( µ g/mL) | % Aberrated Cells (Structural) | % Numerical Aberration Mean±SD |
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Including Gap # Mean ± SD |
Excluding Gap # Mean ± SD |
Including Gap # Mean ± SD |
Excluding Gap # Mean ± SD |
Including Gap # Mean ± SD |
Excluding Gap # Mean ± SD |
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Vehicle Control 0.0 |
1.00 ± 0.47 | 0.67 ± 0.94 | 0.40 ± 0.57 | Vehicle Control 0.0 | 1.33 ± 0.00 | 1.00 ± 0.47 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | Vehicle Control 0.0 | 1.34 ± 0.94 | 1.34 ± 0.94 | 0.00 ± 0.00 |
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10.0 | 1.33 ± 0.00 | 1.00 ± 0.47 | 0.40 ± 0.00 | 6.3 | 0.67 ± 0.00 | 0.34 ± 0.47 | 1.00 ± 0.28 | 6.3 | 1.67 ± 0.47 | 1.33 ± 0.00 | 0.20 ± 0.28 |
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20.0 | 3.34 ± 1.89 | 3.00 ± 1.41 | 0.60 ± 0.28 | 12.5 | 2.00 ± 0.95 | 1.67 ± 0.47 | 0.40 ± 0.00 | 12.5 | 1.33 ± 0.00 | 1.33 ± 0.00 | 0.20 ± 0.28 |
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40.0 | 1.67 ± 0.47 | 1.67 ± 0.47 | 0.40 ± 0.00 | 25.0 | 4.33∗ ± 1.41 | 4.33∗ ± 1.41 | 0.60 ± 0.28 | 25.0 | 2.33 ± 1.41 | 2.00 ± 0.95 | 0.20 ± 0.28 |
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MMC 0.25 | 12.33∗∗ ± 0.47 | 12.33∗∗ ± 0.47 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | CPA 12.5 | 17.67∗∗ ± 3.30 | 17.33∗∗ ± 2.83 | 0.20 ±0.28 | MMC 0.25 | 11.33∗∗ ± 0.00 | 11.33∗∗ ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 |
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Historical Vehicle Control♮ |
0.89–1.61 | 0.40–0.94 | NA | Historical Vehicle Control♮ | 0.82–1.39 | 0.46–1.04 | NA | Historical Vehicle Control♮ | 0.76–1.61 | 0.39–1.07 | NA |
CPA, cyclophosphamide, positive control; MMC, mitomycin C, positive control; SD, standard deviation; VC, vehicle control (dimethyl sulfoxide); ∗, significantly increased at 5 % in two sided Fisher's Exact Test; ∗∗, significantly increased at 1 % in two sided Fisher's Exact Test; #, number of aberrant cells; ♮, numbers reported are the 95% confidence interval; NA, not applicable.