Comparison of responses of base-specific salmonella tester strains with the traditional strains for identifying mutagens: The results of a validation study

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 412, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 115-130

  Gee, P ^a   Sommers, C H ^a   Melick, A S ^a   Gidrol, X M ^a   Todd, M D ^a   Burris, R B ^a   Nelson, M E ^a   Klemm, R C ^a   Zeiger, E ^b  

^a Xenometrix Inc USA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Ames II; Fluctuation test; High throughput screening; Salmonella mutagenicity test; Validation study

Indexed keywords

MUTAGENIC AGENT;

AMES TEST; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENOTOXICITY; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

MUTAGENICITY TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

SALMONELLA;

EID: 0032579169     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(97)00172-1     Document Type: Article

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