Table 5. Frequency of nuclear abnormalities in onion cells under influence of cofalginum and benalginum solutions

Cellular parameters	Control		Cofalginum		Control		Benalginum
	Values	‰	Values	‰	Values	‰	Values	‰
Number of studied cells, nCl	4242		4135		4340		4047
Mitotic index, MI	162	38,2	47	11,4***	345	79,5	0	0
Frequency of cells with micronuclei, mN	0	0	6	1,5***	0	0	25	6,2***
Ratio mN/MI (x100)	0		12,8***		0
Frequency of cells with double nuclei, 2N	21	5,0	26	6,3	6	1,4	186	46,0***
Ratio 2N/MI (x100)	13,0		55,3***		1,7

* P<0,05, ** P<0,01 and *** P<0,001 — a difference in comparison with control values