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Table 2. Incidence of liver tumours and associated histopathological lesions reported <strong>in</strong><br />

comb<strong>in</strong>ed studies <strong>in</strong> mice fed diets conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g flusilazole<br />

F<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g Study Dietary concentration (ppm) Range for<br />

historical<br />

Brock et al. 0 — 5 25 — 200 — — —<br />

controls<br />

(1985)<br />

(%) c<br />

Keller<br />

(1992b)<br />

— 0 — — 100 — 500 1000 2000<br />

Males<br />

Dietary <strong>in</strong>take<br />

0 0 0.66 3.4 14.3 27.0 73.1 144.0 — —<br />

(mg/kg bw<br />

per day)<br />

Hepatocellular<br />

20 16 16 15 29 30 25 23 — 7.5–21.8<br />

tumours (%) a<br />

Hepatocellular<br />

10 10 10 10 18 14 19 15 — 5.0–21.8<br />

adenomas (%)<br />

Hepatocellular<br />

10 6 6 4 10 11 6 6 — 0–6.8<br />

carc<strong>in</strong>omas<br />

Foci of cellular<br />

4 4 5 3 5 4 12 29* — —<br />

alteration (%)<br />

Degeneration,<br />

5 0 4 10 1.2 50* 11.2* 11.4* — —<br />

centrilobular (%) b<br />

Degeneration,<br />

4 3.8 3 8 12.5 3 13.8 15.0* — —<br />

focal (%)<br />

Relative liver<br />

4.9 5.4 4.8 4.7 6.4* 5.5* 7.6* 9.2* — —<br />

weight (% body<br />

weight)<br />

Females<br />

Dietary <strong>in</strong>take<br />

0 0 0.92 4.6 19.4 36.0 — 200 384 —<br />

(mg/kg bw<br />

per day)<br />

Hepatocellular<br />

1.3 1.3 2.5 0 3.8 1.2 — 13.8* 53.8* 0–2.6<br />

tumours (%) a<br />

Hepatocellular<br />

1.0 0 3.0 0 2.5 1.0 — 10.0* 14.0* 0–2.6<br />

adenomas (%)<br />

Hepatocellular<br />

0 1.3 0 0 1.2 0 — 1.3 26.0* 0–1.3<br />

carc<strong>in</strong>omas<br />

Foci of cellular<br />

0 2.5 0 0 1.2 1.0 — 9.0* 34.0* —<br />

alteration (%)<br />

Degeneration,<br />

3.0 1.3 5.0 4.0 0 30.0* — 1.2 0 —<br />

centrilobular (%) b<br />

Degeneration,<br />

10.0 12.7 9.0 5.0 7.5 5.0 — 10.0 12.5 —<br />

focal (%)<br />

Relative liver<br />

weight (% body<br />

weight)<br />

5.4 5.2 5.0* 5.3 5.3 5.5 — 8.9* 12.7* —<br />

From Brock et al. (1985) and Keller (1992b)<br />

a<br />

Mice with at least one liver tumour.<br />

b<br />

Includes lesions described as fatty change.<br />

c<br />

Historical controls or controls from laboratory carry<strong>in</strong>g out the study.<br />

* p < 0.05.<br />

FLUSILAZOLE 317–347 JMPR <strong>2007</strong>

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