Predictive values of traditional animal bioassay studies for human perinatal carcinogenesis risk determination

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 162-174

  Anderson, Lucy M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal bioassay studies; Human; Human perinatal carcinogenesis

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; CARCINOGEN; CYTOCHROME P450; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE (PHOSPHATE) DEHYDROGENASE (QUINONE);

BIOASSAY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; DETOXIFICATION; DOG; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GAMMA RADIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREDICTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RODENT; SPECIES COMPARISON; X RAY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; CARCINOGENS; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MICE; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; RODENTIA;

EID: 4143073659     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2004.02.008     Document Type: Review

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