Table 2.
The frequency of micronuclei in bone marrow of Wistar rats treated with different doses of adrenaline.
| Treatment | Treatment time (h) | Doses mg/kg | Total cell number | MNPCE (%) | PCE (%) |
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| Negative control | 24 | 0 | 5000 | 0.80 ± 0.37 | 49.24 ± 0.02 |
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| Adrenaline | 24 | 0.75 | 5000 | 1.20 ± 0.49 | 47.92 ± 0.21 |
| 24 | 1.5 | 5000 | 2.80 ± 0.37∗ | 46.40 ± 0.44∗∗ | |
| 24 | 3 | 5000 | 5.40 ± 0.24∗ | 43.43 ± 1.19∗∗∗ | |
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| Cyclophosphamide | 24 | 60 | 5000 | 14.40 ± 0.40∗ | 47.94 ± 0.38∗∗∗ |
Data are expressed as means ± SE. ∗∗P < 0.01 and ∗∗∗P < 0.001 vs. the control group.