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carcinogen testing

Broader Terms:

evaluation /testing

Related Terms:

mutagen testing

Scope Note:

tests to experimentally measure the tumor producing or cancer cell producing potency of an agent by administering the agent and observing the quantity of tumors or the cell transformation developed over a given period of time; the carcinogenicity value is usually measured as milligrams of agent administered per tumor developed.

Term Number:

2031-4013


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