“…The DNA damage eliciting SCE is not known, but different possible causes have been proposed [Carrano et al, 1979;Cassel and Latt, 1980;Kano and Fujiwara, 1982;Ishii, 19811. However, many lines of evidence also suggest that DNA breaks are not involved [Fornace et al, 1980;Kinsella and Radman, 1980;MacRae et al, 1979;Morales-Ramirez et al, 1983;Shiraishi and Sandberg, 19791. There is consistent evidence demonstrating that spermatogonia show a lower response to SCE induction by chemical mutagens [Allen et al, 1978;King et al, 1982;Palitti et al, 19821, a fact which may be explained by the presence of physiological barriers that limit the movement of substances toward the germinal cells [Russell, 19901, by a higher efficiency in repair, or by fewer cell-specific zones in the genome in which SCE could occur.…”