Computational predictive programs (expert systems) in toxicology

Toxicology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 213-225

  Benfenati, Emilio ^a   Gini, Giuseppina ^b  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial intelligence; Computer systems; Expert systems; QSAR; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; EXPERT SYSTEM; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TOXICOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; EXPERT SYSTEMS; HUMANS; SOFTWARE; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 0030941637     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-483X(97)03631-7     Document Type: Article

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