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Study Information
Study Attribute Value
CEBS Accession Number: 002-01561-0005-0000-0
Chemical Name: 7,12-Dimethylbenzanthracene
CASRN: 57-97-6
NTP Study Type: Genetic Toxicology - Drosophila Germ Cell Mutagenicity
NTP Study ID: 768789_RT
Study Result: Positive


You may also view: Sex-Linked Recessive Lethal Data for this study.


Drosophila Reciprocal Translocations Study Details
Route of Exposure Dose
ppm		 Solvent No. RTs / No. tests per sperm batch (in days of storage *) Total No. of Translocations Translocation
Frequency
(%)
0-3 3-7 7-10 10-14 14-17 17-20
Test Chemical 
216         
 Peanut Oil 1/3743 1/1836 0/583 0/39 0/20 0/0 2/6221 0.03
 
Days of Storage: The number of days sperm were stored in the female before testing.