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Compensatory erythropoiesis has no impact on the outcome of the in vivo Pig-a mutation assay in rats following treatment with the haemolytic agent 2-butoxyethanol.
Mutagenesis - 1 May 2015
Kenyon Michelle O, Coffing Stephanie L, Ackerman Joel I, Gunther William C, Dertinger Stephen D, Criswell Kay, Dobo Krista L
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The Pig-a assay has rapidly gained international interest as a useful tool for assessing the mutagenic potential of compounds in vivo. Although a large number of compounds, including both mutagens and non-mutagens, have been tested in the rat Pig-a assay in haematopoietic cells, there is limited understanding of how perturbations in haematopoiesis affect assay performance. Of particular concern is the possibility...
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