SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1993
STP13151S

Correlation with Fetax of a Cellular Bioassay -Cell Health Assay of Water Quality -CHAWQ

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We used albino Xenopus laevis embryos to test the correlation of a short-term, cellular, multiple-endpoint assay (Cell Health Assay of Water Quality- CHAWQ) with a 96 hour assay FETAX (Frog Embryo Teratogenicity Assay: Xenopus). We describe the hardware and instrumentation to perform the assay. We also describe the endpoints and methods to measure them. Exemplary endpoint measurements are presented: 6-Aminonicotinamide produced a decrease in the membrane potential of the embryo as measured by dye fluorescence. A potato glycoalkaloid, α-chaconine, increased dye fluorescence due to intracellular pH. Measurements of DNA using fluorescent dyes showed a normal increase in DNA until gastrulation. A clastogen — triethylenemelamine- was detected with hex-bisbenzamide dye. These data suggest that the CHAWQ assay may contain endpoints that predict acute or chronic macroscopic effects on an organism.

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Blankemeyer, JT
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Stringer, BK
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Bantle, JA
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Friedman, M
USDA-ARS, Albany, CA
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Developed by Committee: E47
Pages: 146–158
DOI: 10.1520/STP13151S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5257-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-1485-2