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. 1994 Jan;102(Suppl 1):91–94. doi: 10.1289/ehp.94102s191

Some comments on potency measures in mutagenicity research.

B H Margolin 1, B S Kim 1, M G Smith 1, B A Fetterman 1, W W Piegorsch 1, E Zeiger 1
PMCID: PMC1566913  PMID: 8187732

Abstract

In this article, the measurement of the potency of a chemical or mixture from its dose response in a particular assay is addressed. Attention is focused on data from the Ames Salmonella assay. Three measures of potency are explored and shown to be highly correlated. The presentation then discusses specific areas of research that might benefit from a study of potency.

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