“…For example, benzene reduced mouse BMderived CFU-S and GM-CFU-C (Green et al, 1981); benzene inhalation in mice reduced BM CFU-C (Toft et al, 1982); phenol, HQ, CT, 1,4-BQ, and trans,trans-muconic acid (TTMA) caused toxicity in mouse CFU-E, BFU-E, and CFU-C (Seidel et al, 1991); benzene inhalation in mice diminished the clonal capacity for BFU-E and CFU-GM (Abraham, 1996); phenol, HQ, CT, 1,4-BQ, and TTMA showed gender-and age-specific cytotoxic effects on mouse CFU-E (Corti and Snyder, 1998); and benzene exposure was found to suppress hematopoietic progenitor cell differentiation of CFU-GEMM, CFU-GM, and BFU-E/CFU-E in mice (Nwosu et al, 2004). The strength of the toxic effects of 1,4-BQ in our study was comprehensively evaluated for all types of progenitor colony formation (single-lineage: CFU-E, BFU-E, CFU-G, and CFU-M; multi-lineage: CFU-GM and CFU-GEMM).…”