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Evaluation of genotoxic effects of the herbicide dicamba using in vivo and in vitro test systems

Journal Article · · Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis; (USA)
The genotoxic effects of the herbicide dicamba have been studied by measuring (1) the unwinding rate of liver DNA from intraperitoneally treated rats (fluorimetric assay); (2) DNA repair as unscheduled DNA synthesis (UDS) induced in cultured human peripheral blood lymphocytes (HPBL); and (3) sister chromatid exchanges (SCE) in HPBL. Results show that dicamba is capable of inducing DNA damage since it significantly increases the unwinding rate of rat liver DNA in vivo and also induces UDS in HPBL in vitro in the presence of exogenous metabolic activation (S-9 mix). Furthermore, dicamba causes a very slight increase in SCE frequency in HPBL in vitro.
OSTI ID:
5639030
Journal Information:
Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis; (USA), Journal Name: Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis; (USA) Vol. 15:3; ISSN 0893-6692; ISSN EMMUE
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English