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Table 4 Mutant frequencies in the transgenic mouse gene mutation test

From: Carcinogenic risk of food additive AF-2 banned in Japan: a case study on reassessment of genotoxicity

Target genes

Chemicals

Doses

Mutant Frequency (×10−6)

Spleen

Liver

Colon

Forestomach

lacZ

Olive oil

10 mL/kg

40.4 ± 24.5

62.9 ± 10.1

82.5 ± 76.6

30.8 ± 2.7

AF-2

120 mg/kg

30.4 ± 4.3

66.1 ± 8.1

39.9 ± 5.4

57.0 ± 30.7

DBP

6 mg/kg

535.5 ± 230.0

280.7 ± 24.6

189.7 ± 40.1

220.4 ± 47.8

cII

Olive oil

10 mL/kg

18.1 ± 12.5

31.1 ± 14.6

77.4 ± 65.8

42.6 ± 32.0

AF-2

120 mg/kg

39.7 ± 22.9

45.9 ± 32.0

31.6 ± 10.6

29.8 ± 12.9

DBP

6 mg/kg

348.9 ± 175.0

77.3 ± 28.4

123.7 ± 37.9

99.7 ± 15.4

  1. Administration was carried out intraperitoneally for olive oil and DBP and orally for AF-2
  2. See Supplementary Data for detailed figures on which the calculations are based