ABSTRACT

NCI CARC TRS 131 DHEW PUB NO 78-1386 UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF THESE BIOASSA YS THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE FOR THE CARCINOGENICITY OF ... TDE IN FEMALE OSBORNE-MENDEL RATS OR B6C3Fl MICE OF EITHER SEX. THE FINDINGS SUGGEST A POSSIDLE CARCINOGENIC EFFECT OF TDE IN MALE OSBORNE-MENDEL RATS, BASED ON THE INDUCTION OF COMBINED FOLLICULAR-CELL CARCINOMAS AND FOLLICULAR-CELL ADENOMAS OF THE THYROID. DDT AND P,P'-DDE RESULTS ALSO REPORTED.