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Nov. 19, 2021
Database

Tox21

National Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences (Niehs) | 2021

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); National Toxicology Program (NTP);

Description:

Thousands of chemical substances exist in the world, but only a small fraction of these have been adequately assessed for their potential toxicity to humans. The Toxicology in the 21st Century program, or Tox21, is a unique collaboration between several federal agencies to develop new ways to rapidly test whether substances adversely affect human health. Substances assayed in Tox21 include a diverse range of products such as: commercial chemicals, pesticides, food additives/contaminants, and medical compounds.

Citation:

https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/whatwestudy/tox21/index.html

Keywords:

toxicity, chemical substances,

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