Evaluation of the Threshold of Toxicological Concern (TTC) - Challenges and approaches

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 168-177

  Dewhurst, I ^a   Renwick, A G ^b  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Chemicals; Cramer class; Risk assessment; Threshold of Toxicological Concern; TTC

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG DATABASE; DRUG EXPOSURE; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NONHUMAN; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; THRESHOLD OF TOXICOLOGICAL CONCERN; TOXICOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NEOPLASMS; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RODENTIA; TOXICOLOGY;

RODENTIA;

EID: 84871769654     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2012.03.007     Document Type: Article

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