OECD Detailed Review Paper (DRP) number 31 on " Cell Transformation Assays for Detection of Chemical Carcinogens" : Main results and conclusions

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 744, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-11

  Vasseur, Paule ^a   Lasne, Claude ^b  

^a Faculté des Sciences et Technologies   (France)

^b Ministere de lEcologie et du Developpement Durable France   (France)

Author keywords

Cell Transformation Assay; Detailed Review Paper; Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development; Test performance

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN;

ACIDITY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GENOMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTOMICS;

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; ANIMALS; BALB 3T3 CELLS; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; CARCINOGENS; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CRICETINAE; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; MESOCRICETUS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

MAMMALIA; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84859435911     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: 18793592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2011.11.007     Document Type: Article

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