Structural alerts for estimating the carcinogenicity of pesticides and biocides

SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 89-106

  Devillers, J ^a   Mombelli, E ^b   Samsera, R ^c  

^a CTIS   (France)

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

^c FRENCH AGENCY FOR FOOD   (France)

Author keywords

Biocides; Carcinogenicity; External validation; OECD QSAR Application Toolbox; Pesticides; Structural alerts; Toxtree

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY; FORECASTING;

CARCINOGENIC POTENTIAL; CARCINOGENICITY; EXTERNAL VALIDATION; GAIN INSIGHT; MECHANISTICS; OECD QSAR APPLICATION TOOLBOX; RULES BASED SYSTEMS; STRUCTURAL ALERT; STRUCTURAL FEATURE; TOXTREE;

PESTICIDES;

EID: 79952527126     PISSN: 1062936X     EISSN: 1029046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1062936X.2010.548349     Document Type: Article

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