International Commission for Protection Against Environmental Mutagens and Carcinogens. ICPEMC publication No. 16. Testing for mutagens and carcinogens; the role of short-term genotoxicity assays

Mutat Res. 1988 May-Aug;205(1-4):3-12.

Abstract

The problems currently besetting approaches to the detection of chemicals likely to pose a mutagenic or carcinogenic hazard to humans are analysed. Some solutions to these problems are offered.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Carcinogens*
  • DNA Damage*
  • Humans
  • Mutagenicity Tests / methods*
  • Mutagens*
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Carcinogens
  • Mutagens