Rodent cell transformation assays-A brief historical perspective

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 744, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-7

  Schechtman, Leonard M ^a  

^a Innovative Toxicology Consulting LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

BALB c 3T3; C3H 10T1 2; Chemical carcinogenesis; In vitro; SHE; Syrian hamster embryo cells; Transformation

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; TUMOR PROMOTER;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL ASSAY; CELL CULTURE; CELL METABOLISM; CELL PH; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; DECISION MAKING; EMBRYO CELL; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT; SYRIAN HAMSTER; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; ANIMALS; BALB 3T3 CELLS; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; CELL LINE; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CRICETINAE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; MESOCRICETUS; MICE; RODENTIA;

CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84859427558     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: 18793592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2011.12.018     Document Type: Article

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