In Vitro Study of Mutagenesis Induced by Crocidolite-Exposed Alveolar Macrophages NR8383 in Cocultured Big Blue Rat2 Embryonic Fibroblasts

Table 2

DCF fluorescence in particle-exposed NR8383 analysed by flow cytometry.

Treatment	Mean fluorescence $\pm$ SD^(1)
Control	77.1 $\pm$ 5,9
Crocidolite 1 $\mu$g/cm^2	71.5 $\pm$ 2,9
Crocidolite 5 $\mu$g/cm^2	65.9 $\pm$ 13,5
Crocidolite 10 $\mu$g/cm^2	65.7 $\pm$ 15,2
Zymosan 10 $\mu$g/cm^2	236.5 $\pm$ 19,1*

⁽¹⁾Result obtained from three experiments.
*Statistically different from control values ($P<.05$).