The performance of short-term tests in identifying potential germ cell mutagens: a qualitative and quantitative analysis.

doi:10.1016/0165-1218(94)90093-0

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The performance of short-term tests in identifying potential germ cell mutagens: a qualitative and quantitative analysis.

Mutation research - 1 Dec 1994

Waters M D, Stack H F, Jackson M A, Bridges B A, Adler I D

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A retrospective analysis was undertaken to assess the performance of selected short-term tests in the discrimination of mammalian germ cell mutagens and nonmutagens using data derived from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/International Agency for Research on Cancer Genetic Activity Profil...

Topics

Animals
Bone Marrow
Chromosome Aberrations
Germ Cells
Mice
Mutagenicity Tests
Mutagens
Mutation
Rats
Retrospective Studies

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