An evaluation of the implementation of the Cramer classification scheme in the Toxtree software

SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research

Volumn 19, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 495-524

  Patlewicz, G ^a   Jeliazkova, N ^b   Safford, R J ^c   Worth, A P ^a   Aleksiev, B ^b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b IDEACONSULT LTD   (Bulgaria)

^c UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cramer classification; Threshold of toxicological concern; Toxtree

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS; CLASSIFICATION SCHEME; CRAME CLASSIFICATION; EXPOSURE LIMITS; HUMAN HEALTH EFFECTS; RISK TO HUMAN HEALTH; RISKS ASSESSMENTS; THRESHOLD OF TOXICOLOGICAL CONCERN; TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS; TOXTREE;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 53849148292     PISSN: 1062936X     EISSN: 1029046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10629360802083871     Document Type: Article

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