Evaluation of the potential carcinogenicity and genetic toxicity to humans of the herbicide acetochlor

Human & Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 702-735

  Ashby, J ^a   Kier, L ^b   Wilson, Age ^b   Green, T ^a   Lefevre, P A ^a   Tinwell, H ^a   Willis, G A ^c   Heydens, W F ^b   Clapp, M J L ^a  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^b MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^c JEALOTT S HILL RESEARCH STATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

human carcinogenic potential; non genotoxic carcinogenesis; supra MTD toxicities

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; GLUTATHIONE; HERBICIDE;

AMES TEST; ARTICLE; CARCINOGEN TESTING; CARCINOGENICITY; DNA DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; MAMMAL CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXICOLOGY;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BONE MARROW; BONE MARROW CELLS; CARCINOGENS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GERM CELLS; GLUTATHIONE; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, EXPERIMENTAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; NASAL POLYPS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REPRODUCTION; SULFHYDRYL REAGENTS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TOLUIDINES;

MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0029778798     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096032719601500902     Document Type: Article

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