In silico modelling of hazard endpoints: Current problems and perspectives

SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research

Volumn 14, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 361-371

  Mekenyan, O ^a   Dimitrov, S ^a   Schmieder, P ^b   Veith, G ^b  

^a ASSEN ZLATAROV UNIVERSITY   (Bulgaria)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Applicability domain; Conformational flexibility; Metabolic activation; QSAR; Strategic testing

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATIONS; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); METABOLISM;

APPLICABILITY DOMAIN; CONFORMATIONAL FLEXIBILITY; CURRENT PROBLEMS; IMPORTANT FEATURES; IN-SILICO MODELS; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; RISKS ASSESSMENTS; STRATEGIC TESTING; STRUCTURE COMPLEXITY;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0344553517     PISSN: 1062936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10629360310001623953     Document Type: Conference Paper

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