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Urethan (ethyl carbamate) alone is carcinogenic for mouse skin. 1984

O H Iversen

Nine groups of 32 hairless mice (16 males and 16 females in each) were painted on the back skin with approximately 200 microliters solution of urethan twice a week for up to 58 weeks. The following treatments were given: acetone alone, propylene glycol alone, 10% urethan in acetone, 15% urethan in propylene glycol, 20% urethan in acetone, 30% urethan in propylene glycol, 40% urethan in acetone, 75% urethan in propylene glycol, and approximately 100% melted urethan. Histological examinations revealed no development of general epidermal hyperplasia or inflammatory reactions. Tumors developed in skin, liver and lymph nodes, and one mouse also developed leukemic infiltrations in kidneys and lungs. The rate and yield of skin tumors were registered and statistically analyzed. The number of other tumors occurring was also recorded. The results confirm that urethan is a tumorigen for the lung and several other organs, and that it is also a complete carcinogen for hairless mouse skin, even in a dose as low as 10% urethan in acetone. There is also a significant dose-response relationship.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008812	Mice, Hairless	Mutant strains of mice that produce little or no hair.	Hairless Mice,Mice, Inbred HRS,Mice, hr,Hairless Mouse,Mice, HRS,Mouse, HRS,Mouse, Inbred HRS,HRS Mice,HRS Mice, Inbred,HRS Mouse,HRS Mouse, Inbred,Inbred HRS Mice,Inbred HRS Mouse,Mouse, Hairless
D005260	Female		Females
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012867	Skin	The outer covering of the body that protects it from the environment. It is composed of the DERMIS and the EPIDERMIS.
D012878	Skin Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the SKIN.	Cancer of Skin,Skin Cancer,Cancer of the Skin,Neoplasms, Skin,Cancer, Skin,Cancers, Skin,Neoplasm, Skin,Skin Cancers,Skin Neoplasm
D014520	Urethane	Antineoplastic agent that is also used as a veterinary anesthetic. It has also been used as an intermediate in organic synthesis. Urethane is suspected to be a carcinogen.	Ethyl Carbamate,Urethan,Carbamate, Ethyl
D051379	Mice	The common name for the genus Mus.	Mice, House,Mus,Mus musculus,Mice, Laboratory,Mouse,Mouse, House,Mouse, Laboratory,Mouse, Swiss,Mus domesticus,Mus musculus domesticus,Swiss Mice,House Mice,House Mouse,Laboratory Mice,Laboratory Mouse,Mice, Swiss,Swiss Mouse,domesticus, Mus musculus