Mutagens that are not carcinogens: Faulty theory or faulty tests?

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 492, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 29-38

  Zeiger, Errol ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Ames test; Carcinogenicity; False positive; Mutagenicity; Non carcinogen; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

2,2' [(4 METHYLAMINO 3 NITROPHENYL)IMINO]BIS(ETHANOL); 2,2' [[4 (2 HYDROXYETHYLAMINO) 3 NITROPHENYL]IMINO]BIS(ETHANOL); 2,4 DIAMINOTOLUENE; 2,5 DIAMINOTOLUENE; 2,6 DIAMINOTOLUENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; BENZENEAMINE DERIVATIVE; BROMOFORM; CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARCINOGEN; CHLOROFORM; HC YELLOW 4; IODOFORM; LEAD DIMETHYLDITHIOCABAMATE; MUTAGENIC AGENT; PHENYLENEDIAMINE DERIVATIVE; PROPYLENE; PROPYLENE OXIDE; TOLUIDINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZIRAM;

AMES TEST; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENIC ACTIVITY; CARCINOGENICITY; CHO CELL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHOMA CELL; MALE; MAMMAL; MOUSE; MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SALMONELLA; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; THEORY;

ANIMALS; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; CARCINOGENS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; RATS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; XENOBIOTICS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0035978873     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(01)00153-X     Document Type: Article

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