Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2006, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (5): 398-399.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2006.05.019

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Mutagenicity of Laxative Tea Bags

SUN Lan, WANG Wei ,ZOU Mei,ZHANG Pei-jun,CUI Zhen-yu   

  1. Center for Disease Prevention and Control of Jilin Province,Changchun 130062,Jilin,China
  • Received:2005-12-28 Revised:2006-05-28 Online:2006-09-30 Published:2006-09-30
  • Contact: SUN Lan

Abstract: BACKGROUND&AIM: To study the mutagenicity of laxative tea bags. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Micronucleus test of bone marrow PCE cell in mice,sperm shape abnormality test of mice, Ames test were used. RESULTS: The results of all tests were negative,including micronucleus test ,sperm shape abnormality test and Ames test. CONCLUSION: Laxative tea bags had no mutagenic effcts in our study.

Key words: mutagenicity, laxative tea bags, mutagenic