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An important question facing our society is the impact of numerous chemical insults on the health of man and his environment. Faced with a staggering array of chemicals and enormous testing costs, we can test only a few chemicals for possible carcinogenic effects. Recent results with the Salmonella/mammalian microsome mutagenesis assay developed by Ames (2), demonstrating a striking correlation between carcinogenicity and mutagenicity of many chemical compounds, offer the possibility that mutagenesis assay systems can provide a quick identification of potential carcinogens. Results from microbial assays can serve as a guideline for further mutagenesis testing as well as identify those compounds requiring more extensive analysis in mammalian systems.
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Nix, C.E., Brewen, B. (1978). The Role of Drosophila in Chemical Mutagenesis Testing. In: Waters, M.D., Nesnow, S., Huisingh, J.L., Sandhu, S.S., Claxton, L. (eds) Application of Short-Term Bioassays in the Fractionation and Analysis of Complex Environmental Mixtures. Environmental Science Research, vol 15. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3611-2_5
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