Recommended protocol for the Syrian hamster embryo (SHE) cell transformation assay

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 744, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 76-81

  Maire, Marie Aline ^a   Pant, Kamala ^b   Phrakonkham, Pascal ^c   Poth, Albrecht ^d   Schwind, Karl Rainer ^e   Rast, Claudine ^a   Bruce, Shannon Wilson ^b   Sly, Jamie E ^b   Bohnenberger, Susanne ^d   Kunkelmann, Thorsten ^d   Schulz, Markus ^e   Vasseur, Paule ^a  

^a Faculté des Sciences et Technologies   (France)

^b BioReliance   (United States)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^d Harlan   (Switzerland)

^e BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alternative method; Cell transformation assay; In vitro carcinogenicity prediction; Morphological transformation; Protocol; Syrian hamster embryo (SHE) cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DIPLOIDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE; PHENOTYPE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRIAN HAMSTER; SYRIAN HAMSTER EMBRYO CELL; TUMOR CELL; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; ANIMALS; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; CARCINOGENS; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CELLS, CULTURED; CRICETINAE; CRYOPRESERVATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MESOCRICETUS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 84859420968     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: 18793592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2011.12.010     Document Type: Article

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