A Bhas 42 cell transformation assay on 98 chemicals: The characteristics and performance for the prediction of chemical carcinogenicity

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 702, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 100-122

  Sakai, Ayako ^a   Sasaki, Kiyoshi ^a   Muramatsu, Dai ^a   Arai, Shoko ^a   Endou, Nobuko ^a   Kuroda, Sachiko ^a   Hayashi, Kumiko ^a   Lim, Yeon mi ^a   Yamazaki, Shojiro ^a   Umeda, Makoto ^a   Tanaka, Noriho ^a  

^a HATANO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bhas 42 cells; Carcinogenicity of chemicals; Cell transformation assay; Initiation; Promotion

Indexed keywords

2 METHYLANILINE; 2,4 DIAMINOTOLUENE; AMPICILLIN; ANTHRACENE; ARSENATE SODIUM; ASCORBIC ACID; AZACITIDINE; BENZENE; BENZOIN; CARBAMIC ACID METHYL ESTER; CARCINOGEN; CHEMICAL AGENT; CHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; CHOLIC ACID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; DICHLORVOS; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; EPICHLOROHYDRIN; MELPHALAN; METHAPYRILENE; MITOMYCIN C; PHORBOL; STERIGMATOCYSTIN; STYRENE OXIDE; THIOTEPA; UNINDEXED DRUG; URETHAN; ZINC CHLORIDE;

AMES TEST; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CELL ASSAY; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CELL STRAIN BHAS 42; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTOXICITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE RAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR PROMOTION;

ANIMALS; BALB 3T3 CELLS; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; CARCINOGENS; CELL LINE; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; MICE;

MURINAE;

EID: 77956438714     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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