Rationale of genotoxicity testing of nanomaterials: Regulatory requirements and appropriateness of available OECD test guidelines

Nanotoxicology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 409-413

  Warheit, David B ^a   Donner, E Maria ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

amorphous silica particles; chromosomal aberrations; Genotoxicity assays; micronucleus assay; Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development (OECD); particle characterization; particle size; ultrafine titanium dioxide particles

Indexed keywords

NANOMATERIAL; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

AMES TEST; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ERYTHROCYTE; GENOTOXICITY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NANOTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARDIZATION; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; NANOSTRUCTURES; RATS; RETICULOCYTES; TITANIUM;

RATTUS;

EID: 77957955458     PISSN: 17435390     EISSN: 17435404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17435390.2010.485704     Document Type: Review

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