Saccharin mechanistic data and risk assessment: Urine composition, enhanced cell proliferation, and tumor promotion

Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 225-252

  Whysner, John ^a   Williams, Gary M ^a  

^a AMERICAN HEALTH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

neoplasia; promotion; risk assessment; saccharin

Indexed keywords

SACCHARIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; DOSE RESPONSE; GENOTOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TUMOR PROMOTION; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0029769328     PISSN: 01637258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0163-7258(96)00069-1     Document Type: Review

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