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Table 4. Results of studies of carc<strong>in</strong>ogenicity with atraz<strong>in</strong>e<br />

Species Stra<strong>in</strong> Sex Dietary<br />

concentration<br />

(ppm)<br />

Carc<strong>in</strong>ogenic effect<br />

Reference<br />

Mouse<br />

C57BL/6 x<br />

C3H/Anf and<br />

C57BL/6 x<br />

AKR<br />

Males &<br />

females<br />

Mouse CD1 Males &<br />

females<br />

Mouse CD1 Males &<br />

females<br />

Rat<br />

Rat<br />

Rat<br />

Rat<br />

Rat<br />

Rat<br />

Rat<br />

Rat<br />

Sprague-<br />

Dawley<br />

Sprague-<br />

Dawley<br />

Sprague-<br />

Dawley<br />

Sprague-<br />

Dawley<br />

Sprague-<br />

Dawley<br />

Sprague-<br />

Dawley<br />

Sprague-<br />

Dawley<br />

Sprague-<br />

Dawley<br />

Males &<br />

females<br />

Males &<br />

females<br />

Males &<br />

females<br />

21.5 mg/kg bw<br />

per day (days<br />

7–28) thereafter<br />

82 ppm<br />

Negative Innes et al. (1969)<br />

0, 10, 300, 1000 Negative Sumner (1981)<br />

0, 10, 300, Negative<br />

1500, 3000<br />

0, 10, 100, 1000 Males: negative<br />

Females: positive (<strong>in</strong>creased <strong>in</strong>cidence)<br />

at 10 and 1000 ppm<br />

Hazelette & Green<br />

(1987)<br />

Sp<strong>in</strong>dler & Sumner<br />

(1981)<br />

0, 10, 70 500,<br />

1000<br />

Males: negative<br />

Female: positive (<strong>in</strong>creased <strong>in</strong>cidence)<br />

at 70–1000 ppm<br />

Mayhew (1986)<br />

0, 10, 50, 500 Negative Rudzki et al. (1991)<br />

Females 0, 70, 400 Positive: (earlier onset) at 400 ppm<br />

No effect on <strong>in</strong>cidence<br />

Females 0, 70, 400 Positive: (earlier onset) at 400 ppm<br />

No effect on <strong>in</strong>cidence<br />

Females 0, 15, 30, 50,<br />

70, 400<br />

Females<br />

(<strong>in</strong>tact)<br />

Females<br />

(ovex)<br />

0, 25, 50, 70,<br />

400<br />

0, 25, 50, 70,<br />

400<br />

Positive: (<strong>in</strong>creased <strong>in</strong>cidence and<br />

earlier onset) at 400 ppm<br />

Positive: (<strong>in</strong>creased <strong>in</strong>cidence) at 50 to<br />

400 ppm, (earlier onset) at 400 ppm<br />

Negative<br />

Thakur (1991a)<br />

Thakur (1992a)<br />

Pettersen & Turnier<br />

(1995)<br />

Morseth (1998a)<br />

Morseth (1998a)<br />

Rat Fischer 344 Males & 375, 750 Inconclusive P<strong>in</strong>tér et al. (1990)<br />

females<br />

Rat Fischer 344 Females 0, 10, 70, 200,<br />

400<br />

Negative<br />

Thakur (1991b)<br />

Rat Fischer 344 Males &<br />

females<br />

0, 10, 70, 200,<br />

400<br />

Negative<br />

Thakur (1992b)<br />

procedure. A limited necropsy (cranial cavity not opened) and limited histopathology (<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g all<br />

macroscopic lesions) were conducted on all animals. This study was part of a screen<strong>in</strong>g procedure<br />

<strong>in</strong>volv<strong>in</strong>g 120 chemicals and nearly 20 000 mice, and logistical considerations restricted the procedures<br />

conducted (<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g report<strong>in</strong>g). Inclusion of carc<strong>in</strong>ogens act<strong>in</strong>g as positive controls proved the<br />

responsiveness of the test procedure. Atraz<strong>in</strong>e did not cause a significant <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong> the <strong>in</strong>cidence of<br />

tumours (Innes et al., 1969).<br />

In a study of carc<strong>in</strong>ogenicity, groups of 60 male and 60 female CD1 mice were given diets conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />

atraz<strong>in</strong>e (purity, 96.4%) at a concentration of 0, 10, 300 or 1000 ppm for 21 months (males)<br />

or 22 months (females).The study data were audited by the sponsor and declared to be valid and<br />

useful for the purposes of evaluat<strong>in</strong>g carc<strong>in</strong>ogenicity. However, various data were miss<strong>in</strong>g (e.g. bodyweight<br />

ga<strong>in</strong> for the first 2 months of the study, <strong>food</strong> consumption throughout the study) and some<br />

ATRAZINE 37–138 JMPR <strong>2007</strong>

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