Experiment 1170185

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeINTRAGASTRIC
OrganismPteridium aquilinum (DENNSTAEDTIACEAE)
CitationHIRONO,I: YAMADA,K: NIWA,H: SHIZURI,Y: OJIKA,M: HOSAKA,S: WAKAMATSU,K: KIGOSHI,H: NIIYAMA,K:. (1984). SEPARATION OF CARCINOGENIC FRACTION OF BRACKEN FERN.. 21(3)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseRATS WERE GIVEN AN INITIAL DOSE OF 780 MG/KG ON DAY 25 AFTER BIRTH FOLLOWED BY 100 MG/KG WEEKLY FOR 7 WEEKS BEGINNING 17 DAYS AFTER THE INITIAL DOSE. 4 OF THE 12 RATS DIED, 2 AFTER THE FIRST 3 DAYS OF TESTING AND THE OTHERS ON DAYS 40 AND 68. AUTOPSY REVEALED SEVERE HEMORRHAGE IN THE SMALL INTESTINE, BLADDER, AND BONE MARROW. 5 OF THE 8 SURVIVING RATS DEVELOPED MAMMARY CANCER.
Dose amountVAR
Number4
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalRAT
Dose expressionDOSE
GenderFEMALE