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Table 3 Mean values of different types of chromosomal aberrations in bone marrow cells of male mice treated with ochratoxin A and aflatoxins (B1, B2, G1 and G2).

From: Effect of dietary honey on intestinal microflora and toxicity of mycotoxins in mice

Treated groups

Numerical aberrations

Structural aberrations

 

Peridiploidy

Chromtatid gaps

Chromatid breaks

Centromeric attenuations

Deletions

Fragments

Total

OT

2.50 ± 0.45a

0.67 ± 0.17a

0.67 ± 0.21a

0.83 ± 0.17b

2.50 ± 0.00a

0.83 ± 0.21a

5.50 ± 0.31b

HOT

1.83 ± 0.33a

0.50 ± 0.00a

0.50 ± 0.00a

0.50 ± 0.00b

0.83 ± 0.21b

0.67 ± 0.17a

3.00 ± 0.34c

AT

2.83 ± 0.67a

0.67 ± .017a

0.67 ± 0.17a

4.33 ± 1.31a

1.17 ± 0.21b

0.83 ± 0.21a

7.67 ± 0.48a

HAT

2.50 ± 0.36a

0.50 ± 0.00a

0.50 ± 0.00a

0.67 ± 0.17b

1.00 ± 0.22b

0.50 ± 0.00a

3.17 ± 0.21c

NTC

2.00 ± 0.22a

0.50 ± 0.00a

0.50 ± .0.00a

0.50 ± 0.00b

0.83 ± 0.21b

0.50 ± 0.00a

2.83 ± 0.21c

HTC

2.00 ± 0.34a

0.50 ± 0.00a

0.50 ± 0.00a

0.50 ± 0.00b

0.67 ± 0.17b

0.50 ± 0.00a

2.67 ± 0.17c

  1. - Means with different superscript letters (a, b, c) are significantly different (P ≤ 0.05).
  2. -All data are expressed as means ± SEM.