Update on EPA's ToxCast program: Providing high throughput decision support tools for chemical risk management

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1287-1302

  Kavlock, Robert ^a   Chandler, Kelly ^a,b   Houck, Keith ^a   Hunter, Sid ^b   Judson, Richard ^a   Kleinstreuer, Nicole ^a   Knudsen, Thomas ^a   Martin, Matt ^a   Padilla, Stephanie ^b   Reif, David ^a   Richard, Ann ^a   Rotroff, Daniel ^a   Sipes, Nisha ^a   Dix, David ^a  

^a National Center for Computational Toxicology   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; COMBINATORIAL LIBRARY; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; LIVER CANCER; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 84863886918     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: 15205010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx3000939     Document Type: Review

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