Morphological transformation and effect on gap junction intercellular communication in Syrian hamster embryo cells as screening tests for carcinogens devoid of mutagenic activity

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 185-192

  Rivedal, E ^a   Mikalsen, S O ^a   Sanner, T ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Carcinogens; Cell communication; Cell transformation; Non mutagenic; Screening

Indexed keywords

AROCLOR 1260; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; CARCINOGEN; CELL DNA; CHLORDANE; CLOFIBRATE; ETHIONINE; FLUORIDE SODIUM; LIMONENE; ORTHOVANADIC ACID; PHENOBARBITAL; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; GAP JUNCTION; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; SCREENING TEST; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CELLS, CULTURED; CRICETINAE; GAP JUNCTIONS; MESOCRICETUS; MUTAGENS;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 0034000665     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-2333(00)00006-0     Document Type: Article

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