Mini mutagenicity test: A miniaturized version of the Ames test used in a prescreening assay for point mutagenesis assessment

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 105-114

  Flamand, N ^a   Meunier, J R ^a   Meunier, P A ^a   Agapakis Causse C ^a  

^a L ORÉAL RECHERCHE   (France)

Author keywords

Ames test; Miniaturisation; Mutagenicity testing

Indexed keywords

MUTAGENIC AGENT;

ACCURACY; AMES TEST; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TOXICITY TESTING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; POINT MUTATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0035078848     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-2333(01)00003-0     Document Type: Article

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