“…The insecticide lindane increases the number of MN up to fivefold in MCF-7 breast and PC-3 prostate cells 24 h post-treatment (Kalantzi et al, 2004), while four commercial pesticides used in Italian agriculture induce genotoxic damage only if used in high toxic doses. These were Citroxin (CX), Decis (DS), Tramat Combi (TC), and Lasso Micromix (LM), containing following agents – Alachlor (in LM), Clopyralid (in CX), Ethofumesate and Lenacil (in TC), and Deltamethrin (in DS; De Marco et al, 2000). In a series of studies, Dorn et al, 2008a,b, evaluated clastogenic and aneugenic effects of various anabolic steroids misused by athletes in sports.…”