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Study Information
Study Attribute Value
CEBS Accession Number: 002-03010-0002-0000-8
Chemical Name: Xylenes (mixed)
CASRN: 1330-20-7
NTP Study Type: Genetic Toxicology - Mammalian Cell Cytogenetics
NTP Study ID: 744839_CA
Study Result: Negative

Study Result: Negative
Activation Trial Trial Call
No Activation  1  Negative 
Induced Rat Liver S9  1_S9  Negative 

Trial #:1   Activation: No Activation    Date: 06/25/1986    Harvest Time: 10 hour(s)   Trial Call: Negative   
  Dose
µg/mL		 Total
Cells Examined		 Total Aberrations Complex Aberrations Simple Aberrations Other Abs
No. of
Abs		 Abs
Per
Cell		 % Cells
With
Abs		 No. of
Abs.		 Abs
Per
Cell		 % Cells
With
Abs		 No. of
Abs.		 Abs
Per
Cell		 % Cells
With
Abs		 No. of
Abs.		 Abs
Per
Cell		 % Cells
With
Abs
Vehicle Control: Negative (Not Specified) 
0         
 200 4 0.020 1.5 2 0.010 1.0 2 0.010 1.0 0 0.000 0.0
Dimethyl Sulfoxide 
0         
 200 2 0.010 1.0 1 0.005 0.5 1 0.005 0.5 0 0.000 0.0
Test Chemical: Xylenes (mixed) 
20.1       
 200 5 0.025 2.5 1 0.005 0.5 4 0.020 2.0 0 0.000 0.0 
50.3       
 200 4 0.020 2.0 0 0.000 0.0 4 0.020 2.0 0 0.000 0.0 
100.5       
 200 3 0.015 1.5 1 0.005 0.5 2 0.010 1.0 0 0.000 0.0 
150         
 0 0 0.000 0.0 0 0.000 0.0 0 0.000 0.0 0 0.000 0.0
Positive Control: Mitomycin-C 
 0.25      
 200 31 0.155 12.5 11 0.055 5.0 20 0.100 9.5 0 0.000 0.0
Mitomycin-C 
 0.75      
 25 10 0.400 24.0 5 0.200 12.0 5 0.200 20.0 0 0.000 0.0
Trend: 0.205 -0.302 0.389  
Probability: 0.419 0.619 0.349  


Trial #:1_S9   Activation: Induced Rat Liver S9    Date: 06/25/1986    Harvest Time: 12 hour(s)   Trial Call: Negative   
  Dose
µg/mL		 Total
Cells Examined		 Total Aberrations Complex Aberrations Simple Aberrations Other Abs
No. of
Abs		 Abs
Per
Cell		 % Cells
With
Abs		 No. of
Abs.		 Abs
Per
Cell		 % Cells
With
Abs		 No. of
Abs.		 Abs
Per
Cell		 % Cells
With
Abs		 No. of
Abs.		 Abs
Per
Cell		 % Cells
With
Abs
Vehicle Control: Negative (Not Specified) 
0         
 200 3 0.015 1.5 2 0.010 1.0 1 0.005 0.5 0 0.000 0.0
Dimethyl Sulfoxide 
0         
 200 7 0.035 3.0 2 0.010 1.0 5 0.025 2.0 0 0.000 0.0
Test Chemical: Xylenes (mixed) 
15.1       
 200 3 0.015 1.5 0 0.000 0.0 3 0.015 1.5 0 0.000 0.0 
20.1       
 200 4 0.020 2.0 3 0.015 1.5 1 0.005 0.5 0 0.000 0.0 
50.3       
 200 4 0.020 2.0 1 0.005 0.5 3 0.015 1.5 0 0.000 0.0 
100.5       
 0 0 0.000 0.0 0 0.000 0.0 0 0.000 0.0 0 0.000 0.0
Positive Control: Cyclophosphamide 
7.5       
 200 21 0.105 9.5 6 0.030 3.0 15 0.075 6.5 0 0.000 0.0
Cyclophosphamide 
37.5       
 25 13 0.520 32.0 1 0.040 4.0 12 0.480 28.0 0 0.000 0.0
Trend: -0.549 -0.303 -0.455  
Probability: 0.708 0.619 0.675