Abstract
Simultaneous feeding to rats of thiram with sodium nitrite was carried out to assess the possibility of formation of carcinogenic N-nitroso derivatives in vivo. Following the administration of feed containing 500 ppm thiram plus 2000 ppm sodium nitrite for 104 w, a high incidence of tumors of the nasal cavity was found in both sexes, 18 of 24 males and 15 of 24 females. No nasal-cavity tumors were seen in untreated rats, or those given 500 ppm of thiram or 2000 ppm of sodium nitrite alone. A 20% incidence of papillomas of the forestomach was also seen in the rats of both sexes given the combined treatment. The other significant difference in incidence of tumors between the rats given thiram with or without nitrite was a decreased number of animals with monocytic leukemia, which is a common neoplasm in untreated F344 rats.
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