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Mutagenicity Tests
| Medical Definition: | Tests of chemical substances and physical agents for mutagenic potential. They include microbial, insect, mammalian cell, and whole animal tests. |
| Guide Notes: | NIM |
| Previously Indexed: | Mutagens (1966-1980),Mutation (1966-1980) |
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Micronucleus Tests - Induction and quantitative measurement of chromosomal damage leading to the formation of micronuclei in cells which have been exposed to genotoxic agents or ionizing radiation. |
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