Miernik A, Santa-Maria A, Marano F
Experientia. 1986 Aug 15;42(8):956-8. doi: 10.1007/BF01941778.
Among 9 benzodiazepines, tested on the proliferation of synchronously dividing flagellate cells, only diazepam and medazepam can induce an accumulation of abnormal mitotic figures after 24 h of treatment. It seems that there is not a direct relation between the activity of benzodiazepines on the central nervous system and their ability to inhibit mitosis.