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Genetic toxicology

a test of chemical mutagenicity that counts reverse mutations in histidine-requiring Salmonella strains, with liver enzymes added for metabolism.

In genetic toxicology, Ames test refers to a test of chemical mutagenicity that counts reverse mutations in histidine-requiring Salmonella strains, with liver enzymes added for metabolism. This meaning comes from Ames (1975) in Mutation Research/Environmental Mutagenesis and Related Subjects.[1]

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References

Ames, B. N., McCann, J., & Yamasaki, E. (1975). Methods for detecting carcinogens and mutagens with the salmonella/mammalian-microsome mutagenicity test. Mutation Research/Environmental Mutagenesis and Related Subjects, 31(6), 347-363. https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-1161(75)90046-1

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