Summary of major conclusions from the 5th IWGT, Basel, Switzerland, 17-19 August 2009

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 723, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 73-76

  Kirkland, D J ^a   Hayashi, M ^b   Jacobson Kram, D ^c   Kasper, P ^d   Gollapudi, B ^e   Muller L ^f   Uno, Y ^g  

^a Kirkland Consulting   (United Kingdom)

^b Biosafety Research Center   (Japan)

^c CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^d Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices   (Germany)

^e DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^f F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

^g MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conclusions; Genotoxicity; IWGT workshop

Indexed keywords

CANCER CELL CULTURE; CARCINOGEN TESTING; CELL ASSAY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LYMPHOMA; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS;

EID: 79959697012     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: 18793592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2011.03.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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