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.

Annotation

NIM; Manual 24.5.6.2+

NIM

DUI

D015197 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0023352

Previous indexing

Mutagenicity Tests (1981-1988); Carcinogens (1966-1988)

History note

89

Public note

89