Genotoxicity risk assessment: A proposed classification strategy

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 521, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 121-135

  Dearfield, Kerry L ^a   Cimino, Michael C ^a   McCarroll, Nancy E ^a   Mauer, Irving ^a   Valcovic, Lawrence R ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic risk; Genotoxicity risk assessment; Hazard assessment; Mutagenicity classification; Mutagenicity testing; Test battery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION; GENETIC RISK; GENOTOXICITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GUIDELINES; MICE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 0037180370     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(02)00236-X     Document Type: Article

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