Different sensitivity of BALB/c 3T3 cell clones in the response to carcinogens

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1183-1190

  Colacci, Annamaria ^a   Mascolo, Maria Grazia ^a   Perdichizzi, Stefania ^a   Quercioli, Daniele ^a   Gazzilli, Antonio ^a   Rotondo, Francesca ^b   Morandi, Elena ^b   Guerrini, Angela ^b   Silingardi, Paola ^a   Grilli, Sandro ^b   Vaccari, Monica ^a  

^a Center for Environmental Carcinogenesis and Risk Assessment   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alternative methods; Carcinogens; Cell transformation assay; Metabolic activation; REACH

Indexed keywords

1,2 DIBROMOETHANE; 3 METHYLCHOLANTHRENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; DNA; GLUTATHIONE; MELPHALAN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CARCINOGENICITY; CELL CLONE; CELL METABOLISM; CELL STRAIN; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA BINDING; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TUMOR SEEDING;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; BALB 3T3 CELLS; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; CARCINOGENS; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CLONE CELLS; ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE; MELPHALAN; MICE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79960926834     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: 18793177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2011.05.032     Document Type: Article

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