Concepts of threshold in mutagenesis and carcinogenesis

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 464, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-11

  Kirsch Volders, Micheline ^a   Aardema, Marilyn ^b   Elhajouji, Azeddine ^c  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^c NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carcinogenesis; Mutagenesis; Threshold

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSE RESPONSE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MODEL; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORY;

ANIMALS; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTAGENESIS;

EID: 0033960141     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(99)00161-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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