Induction of micronuclei in Syrian hamster embryo cells: Comparison to results in the SHE cell transformation assay for national toxicology program test chemicals

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 392, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 61-70

  Gibson, David P ^a   Brauninger, Roger ^b   Shaffi, Hussain S ^b   Kerckaert, Gary A ^a   LeBoeuf, Robert A ^a   Isfort, Robert J ^a   Aardema, Marilyn J ^a  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^b UK   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell transformation; In vitro; Micronucleus; Syrian hamster embryo cell

Indexed keywords

ALKANOL; ANTHRAQUINONE; COBALT SULFATE; COLCHICINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; EMODIN; ETHYLBENZENE; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; MOLYBDENUM; NITROMETHANE; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; PHENOLPHTHALEIN; PRIMIDONE; SCOPOLAMINE BROMIDE; TERT BUTYLHYDROQUINONE; TETRAHYDROFURAN; VANADIUM PENTOXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CELL CULTURE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COMPARISON; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG TOXICITY; EMBRYO CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICS; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CELLS, CULTURED; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 0030749436     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1218(97)00045-1     Document Type: Article

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