Evaluation of the OECD (Q)SAR application toolbox and toxtree for predicting and profiling the carcinogenic potential of chemicals

SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 731-752

  Mombelli, E ^a   Devillers, J ^b  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

^b CTIS   (France)

Author keywords

Carcinogenesis; External validation; OECD (Q)SAR toolbox; Structural alerts; Toxtree

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR GRAPHICS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

CARCINOGENESES; CARCINOGENIC POTENTIAL; EXTERNAL VALIDATION; OECD (Q)SAR TOOLBOX; QSAR MODEL; RULES BASED SYSTEMS; SAR APPLICATIONS; SOFTWARE-TOOLS; STRUCTURAL ALERT; TOXTREE;

TOXICITY;

EID: 78649771172     PISSN: 1062936X     EISSN: 1029046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1062936X.2010.528598     Document Type: Article

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