Genotoxicity tests for new chemicals in Germany: Routine in vitro test systems

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 418, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 121-129

  Broschinski, Lutz ^a   Madle, Stephan ^a   Hensel, Christa ^a  

^a Fed Inst Hlth Protect C   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial mutation test; Chromosomal aberration test; In vitro test; Mammalian gene mutation test; Mutagenicity testing; Notified new substance

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BACTERIUM; CELL STRAIN V 79; CHO CELL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; GENE MUTATION; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE; MAMMAL; MUTAGEN TESTING; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031671621     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(98)00119-3     Document Type: Article

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