Sample

Abnormalities in mitotic cells

Number

of cells analyzed

Spindle

abnormalities

in metaphase (%)

Spindle

abnormalities

in anaphase (%)

Laggard and

vagrant

chromosomes (%)

Bridges in ana-telophase (%)

Fragments in ana-telophase (%)

Total abnormalities

in mitotic cells

(% ±SD)

NC

513

?

1.52

0.20

0.20

0.20

2.12 ± 0.15

HWEA

408

1.96

3.19

1.20

2.45

3.19

11.99 ± 0.33***

CWEA

367

1.36

4.63

1.09

1.09

2.45

10.62 ± 0.31***

PC

265

?

0.75

5.28

1.51

9.43

16.97 ± 0.37***