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Study Information
Study Attribute Value
CEBS Accession Number: 002-02823-0016-0000-4
Chemical Name: Sodium fluoride
CASRN: 7681-49-4
NTP Study Type: Genetic Toxicology - Mammalian Cell Mutagenicity
NTP Study ID: 932658
Study Result: Positive


Table Instructions and Notes:
Studies are indicated to be "Nontoxic" when the observed reductions in relative total growth did not indicate that the maximum tolerated dose was achieved.

Nonactivation Trial: 1 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
uL/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Fischer Medium
 0         
59 110 109 61 58
    54# 86 136.5 84
    67# 124 82 41
    55 80 76 46
Test Chemical Sodium fluoride
62.5       
58 101 162 93 105*
    47 76 162 116
 
125         
61# 82 120 66 97*
    44 74 168 129
 
250         
63 79 139 74 73
    55 61 121 73
 
500         
85# 35 143 56 83
    55# 37 180 109
 
1000         
36# 5 169 159 134*
    44 11 142 109
Positive Control Methyl Methane Sulfonate
15         
18 15 175 318 343*
    15 11 169 367

Nonactivation Trial: 2 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
uL/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Fischer Medium
 0         
80 99 57 24 26
    89# 101 74 28
Test Chemical Sodium fluoride
600         
78 56 44 19 22
    66 44 50 25
 
700         
60 40 51 29 23
    71 40 38 18
 
800         
68 34 72 35 34
    102 25 103 34
 
900         
63 20 115 61 64*
    55 14 109 66
 
1000         
76 12 273 120 95*
    89 17 185 69
Positive Control Methyl Methane Sulfonate
15         
51 40 132 86 86*

Nonactivation Trial: 3 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Fischer Medium
 0         
91 113 136 50 51
    76 99 135 59
    91 101 110 40
    104 87 172 55
Test Chemical Sodium fluoride
500         
85 33 165 64 59
    79 33 125 53
 
600         
97 25 148 51 58
    77 31 149 65
 
700         
94 25 152 54 66
    87 25 202 78
 
800         
79 21 238 101 92*
    78 19 193 82
 
900         
80 14 467 194 190*
    76 12 423 187
 
1000         
   
Positive Control Methyl Methane Sulfonate
15         
56 34 91 54 49
    48 36 63 44

Footnotes:
Asterisks(*) indicate significant responses.
r = rejected value due to quality control criteria
# = reduced sample size because of the loss of one culture dish due to contamination