Research Article

Toxicity Assessment of Chinese Herbal Medicine Cynomorium songaricum Rupr

Table 3

The results of bone marrow cell micronuclei in mice.

SexDose (g/kg)CellsMicronucleiMicronuclei Rate (%)

Female05 × 2000212.1 ± 0.7
2.255 × 2000191.9 ± 0.8
4.55 × 2000242.4 ± 0.4
95 × 2000191.9 ± 0.4
Endoxan5 × 200010510.5 ± 2.2

Male05 × 2000232.3 ± 0.6
2.255 × 2000202.0 ± 0.9
4.55 × 2000181.8 ± 1.1
95 × 2000181.8 ± 0.7
Endoxan5 × 200012012.0 ± 2.4

Values are expressed as the means ± SD (n = 10).
0: the negative control, Endoxan: the positive control; <0.05 compared with the negative control.