A brief history of the use of laboratory animals for the prediction of carcinogenic risk for man with a note on needs for the future

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 50, Issue 4-6, 1998, Pages 271-276

  Roe, Francis J C ^a  

^a Independent Consultant in Toxicology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal tests; Calorie restriction; Carcinogenic risk; Carcinogenicity; Comparative metabolism; Metabolic activation; Non genotoxic carcinogenicity; Thresholds

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; MUTAGENIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARCINOGEN TESTING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FORECASTING; HISTORY; HUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; CARCINOGENS; FORECASTING; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MUTAGENS;

EID: 0032159498     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0940-2993(98)80006-7     Document Type: Article

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