Recommended protocol for the BALB/c 3T3 cell transformation assay

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 744, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 30-35

  Sasaki, Kiyoshi ^a   Bohnenberger, Susanne ^b   Hayashi, Kumiko ^a   Kunkelmann, Thorsten ^b   Muramatsu, Dai ^a   Phrakonkham, Pascal ^c   Poth, Albrecht ^b   Sakai, Ayako ^a   Salovaara, Susan ^c   Tanaka, Noriho ^a   Thomas, B Claire ^c   Umeda, Makoto ^a  

^a HATANO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b Harlan   (Switzerland)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

BALB c 3T3 cell line; Carcinogenicity; Cell transformation assay; European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods; Protocol

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CELL ASSAY; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION ASSAY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RANGE FINDING; DOSE RESPONSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; ANIMALS; BALB 3T3 CELLS; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; CARCINOGENS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; MICE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84859422235     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: 18793592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2011.12.014     Document Type: Article

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