Use of the Syrian hamster embryo cell transformation assay for determining the carcinogenic potential of heavy metal compounds

Fundamental and Applied Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-72

  Kerckaert, Gary A ^a   LeBoeuf, Robert A ^a   Isfort, Robert J ^a  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT SULFATE; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; HEAVY METAL; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL SULFATE; VANADIUM PENTOXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CYTOTOXICITY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; NONHUMAN; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS; RODENTIA; SALMONELLA;

EID: 85033065297     PISSN: 02720590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/faat.1996.0176     Document Type: Article

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