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MeSH Heading: Carcinogenicity Tests
Tree Number(s): E05.940.150
Unique ID: D015197
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015197
Annotation: NIM; Manual 24.5.6.2+
Scope Note: Tests to experimentally measure the tumor-producing/cancer cell-producing potency of an agent by administering the agent (e.g., benzanthracenes) 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. Though this test differs from the DNA-repair and bacterial microsome MUTAGENICITY TESTS, researchers often attempt to correlate the finding of carcinogenicity values and mutagenicity values.
Entry Term(s): Carcinogen Tests; Carcinogenesis Tests; Carcinogenic Activity Tests; Carcinogenic Potency Tests; Tumorigenicity Tests
NLM Classification #: QZ 202
Previous Indexing: Carcinogens (1966-1988); Mutagenicity Tests (1981-1988)
See Also: Mutagenicity Tests
Public MeSH Note: 89
History Note: 89
Date Established: 1989/01/01
Date of Entry: 1988/04/23
Revision Date: 1994/05/12

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

methods (MT)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

Concept UI: M0023352
Scope Note: Tests to experimentally measure the tumor-producing/cancer cell-producing potency of an agent by administering the agent (e.g., benzanthracenes) 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. Though this test differs from the DNA-repair and bacterial microsome MUTAGENICITY TESTS, researchers often attempt to correlate the finding of carcinogenicity values and mutagenicity values.
Terms: Carcinogenicity Tests Preferred Term
Term UI T044431
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1989); Carcinogen Tests
Term UI T044427
Date04/23/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Carcinogenesis Tests
Term UI T044428
Date04/23/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Carcinogenic Activity Tests
Term UI T044429
Date04/23/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Carcinogenic Potency Tests
Term UI T044430
Date04/23/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Tumorigenicity Tests
Term UI T044432
Date04/23/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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