Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis in Risk Identification
Published in October 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
630 pages
978-92-832-2116-6 (ISBN)
Description
This volume includes a consensus document drawn up by a working group of international experts in various fields of carcinogenesis which describes the miltistage and multifactorial nature of carcinogenesis, the different mechanisms of action of carcinogens, epidemiological and laboratory means for their identification and proposed principles and procedures for their possible use in the prediction and evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Lyon
France
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
tables, num. line ill.
numerous line illustrations, tables
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 175 mm
Weight
1104 gr
ISBN-13
978-92-832-2116-6 (9789283221166)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
I. Multistage and multifactorial nature of carcinogenesis; II. Mechanisms of action of carcinogens; III. Identification of mechanisms of action of carcinogens; IV. Proposed principles and procedures for using information on mechanisms in evaluating carcinogenic risk to humans; V. References. of mechanisms of action of carcinogens; IV
The book reviews current understanding of mechanisms of carcinogenesis in relation to the use of such information in evaluating the carcinogenic risk of agents to humans.
The book reviews current understanding of mechanisms of carcinogenesis in relation to the use of such information in evaluating the carcinogenic risk of agents to humans.