(1) Laboratory for Human Genetics, Free University of Brussels, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, (Belgium);(2) Unit of Biochemical Toxicology and Cancerology, University of Louvain, UCL 7369, B-1200 Brussels, (Belgium)
Abstract:
Summary Silver stainability of metaphase chromosomes was studied in hepatocytes obtained from rats exposed or not to a partial or complete carcinogenic treatment with diethylnitrosamine and phenobarbital. An increased hyperstaining is reported in the carcinogen-treated animals.