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Carcinogenicity Tests

Medical Definition:	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.
Guide Notes:	NIM; Manual 24.5.6.2+
Previously Indexed:	Carcinogens (1966-1988),Mutagenicity Tests (1981-1988)

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