Fitzpatrick Roberta Bronson
George F. Smith Library of the Health Sciences, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07101-2754, USA.
Med Ref Serv Q. 2008 Fall;27(3):303-11. doi: 10.1080/02763860802198895.
The Carcinogenic Potency Database reports analyses of animal cancer tests on 1,547 chemicals. These tests are used in support of cancer risk assessments for humans. Results are searchable and are made available via the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) TOXNET system. This column will provide background information on the database, as well as present search basics.
致癌潜能数据库报告了对1547种化学物质的动物癌症试验分析。这些试验用于支持对人类的癌症风险评估。结果可搜索,并通过美国国立医学图书馆(NLM)的TOXNET系统提供。本专栏将提供有关该数据库的背景信息,并介绍基本搜索方法。