The frequency of U-shaped dose responses in the toxicological literature

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 330-338

  Calabrese, E J ^a   Baldwin, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensatory responses; Dose response; Extrapolation; Hormesis; J shaped; Low doses; Overcompensation; Risk assessment; U shaped

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DOCUMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; HORMESIS; METHODOLOGY; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOXICOLOGY;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 0034904233     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/62.2.330     Document Type: Article

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