Short-term screening method for the prediction of carcinogenicity of chemical substances: Current status and problems of an in vivo rodent micronucleus assay

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-8

  Sato, Sei Ichi ^a   Tomita, Isao ^b  

^a JAPAN TOBACCO INC   (Japan)

^b Shizuoka Sangyo University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bone marrow; Carcinogenicity screening; In vivo micronucleus assay; Mouse; Peripheral blood; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; BONE MARROW CELL; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CHEMICAL MUTAGENESIS; ERYTHROCYTE; GENOTOXICITY; IN VIVO STUDY; METABOLISM; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0035109938     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.47.1     Document Type: Review

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