TY - JOUR
T1 - Mutagenicity testing of the pyrethroid insecticide cypermethrin in drosophila
AU - Batiste-Alentorn, M.
AU - Xamena, N.
AU - Velázquez, A.
AU - Creus, A.
AU - Marcos, R.
PY - 1986/9/1
Y1 - 1986/9/1
N2 - The pyrethroid insecticide cypermethrin was tested for the induction of genetic damage in male germ cells of Drosophila melanogaster. Sex-linked recessive lethals, sex-chromosome loss and non-disjunction were studied following different routes of administration: adult feeding, injection and larval feeding. Our results show that, after adult injection and larval ingest ion, cypermethrin induces a small but significant increase in the frequency of sex-linked recessive lethal mutations. However, no significant increases were observed in the frequency of sex chromosome loss or non-disjunction after exposure of male flies to cypermethrin at concentrations up to 20 p.p.m. © 1986 IRL Press Ltd.
AB - The pyrethroid insecticide cypermethrin was tested for the induction of genetic damage in male germ cells of Drosophila melanogaster. Sex-linked recessive lethals, sex-chromosome loss and non-disjunction were studied following different routes of administration: adult feeding, injection and larval feeding. Our results show that, after adult injection and larval ingest ion, cypermethrin induces a small but significant increase in the frequency of sex-linked recessive lethal mutations. However, no significant increases were observed in the frequency of sex chromosome loss or non-disjunction after exposure of male flies to cypermethrin at concentrations up to 20 p.p.m. © 1986 IRL Press Ltd.
U2 - 10.1093/mutage/1.5.343
DO - 10.1093/mutage/1.5.343
M3 - Article
SN - 0267-8357
VL - 1
SP - 343
EP - 346
JO - Mutagenesis
JF - Mutagenesis
ER -