The rat gut micronucleus assay: A good choice for alternative in vivo genetic toxicology testing strategies

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 269-279

  Coffing, Stephanie ^a   Engel, Maria ^a   Dickinson, Donna ^a   Thiffeault, Catherine ^a   Spellman, Richard ^a   Shutsky, Thomas ^a   Schuler, Maik ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneugenicity; Clastogenicity; GI tract; In vivo micronucleus test

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CARBENDAZIM; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DIMETHYLHYDRAZINE; MITOMYCIN C; VINBLASTINE SULFATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENUM; GENETIC TOXICOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTESTINE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; ASPIRIN; BENZIMIDAZOLES; CARBAMATES; COLON; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DIMETHYLHYDRAZINES; DNA DAMAGE; DUODENUM; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MITOMYCIN; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VINBLASTINE;

RATTUS;

EID: 79953723738     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: 10982280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/em.20616     Document Type: Article

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