ABSTRACT

IARC MONOGRAPH 32 NO CARCINOGENIC EFFECT OBSERVED IN SKIN APPLICATION TO FEMALE MICE. NEGATIVE RESULTS FROM THREE MOUSE-SKIN ASSASYS. NO TUMORS SEEN AT INJECTION SITE FOLLOWING SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION. RESULTS FROM INTRAPULMONARY INJECTION IN RATS INADEQUATE FOR EVALUATION-SOME PULMONARY TUMORS OCCURRED. WHEN ADMINISTERED WITH BENZO(A)PYRENE TO SKIN OF MICE, INCREASED NUMBER OF SKIN TUMORS SEEN COMPARED TO THOSE SEEN WITH BENZO(A)PYRENE ALONE.