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Mitotic arrest induced by fenvalerate in human lymphocyte cultures
E Carbonell1, M Puig, N Xamena
1Departament de Genètica i Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.
Toxicology Letters
|July 1, 1989
Abstract:
The pyrethroid insecticide fenvalerate was tested for its ability to induce C-mitosis in cultured human peripheral blood lymphocytes at concentrations ranging from 2-50 micrograms/ml. We observed a significant increase in C-mitotic figures, indicating that this compound was effective in producing disturbance of spindle function.