ABSTRACT
IARC MONOGRAPH 27 1982 TECH GRADE 1-AMIN0-2-METHYLANTHRAQUINONE WAS TESTED IN RATS AND MICE BY DIETARY ADMINISTRATION. THIS MATERIAL INCREASEDTHEINCIDENCEOFHEPATOCELLULARCARCINOMASIN RATS AND OF KIDNEY ADENOMAS AND ADENOCARCINOMAS IN MALE RATS. THE EXPERIMENT IN MICE WAS INADEQUATE FOR EVALUATION. NO EVALUATION OF THE CARCINOGENICITY OF THE PURE COMPOUND CAN BE MADE.
