| pubmed-article:6855789 | pubmed:abstractText | The induction of micronuclei in mouse bone marrow by the organophosphorus insecticide gardona (also known as tetrachlorvinphos) was tested. 3 routes of administration were used for the pure insecticide: intraperitoneal, oral and dermal. The different routes of treatment with gardona caused toxicity of marrow indicated as significant increases in the percentage of polychromatic erythrocytes over that of the control. Intraperitoneal and oral treatments induced a statistically significant percentage of micronucleated PE. | lld:pubmed |
