Current status of short-term tests for evaluation of genotoxicity, mutagenicity, and carcinogenicity of environmental chemicals and NCEs

Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 155-180

  Bajpayee, Mahima ^a   Pandey, Alok K ^a   Parmar, Devendra ^a   Dhawan, Alok ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Carcinogenicity; Genotoxicity; Mutagenicity; NCEs; Short Term Tests

Indexed keywords

8 AZAGUANINE; BROXURIDINE; CARCINOGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; FLOXURIDINE; MUTAGENIC AGENT; POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE; TIOGUANINE; TRIFLURIDINE;

ANIMAL CELL; BIOASSAY; CARCINOGENESIS; CARCINOGENICITY; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; DNA DAMAGE; EMBRYO; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOUSE; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 21344449563     PISSN: 15376516     EISSN: 15376524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15376520590945667     Document Type: Review

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