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Toxicity Tests

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Definition: An array of tests used to determine the toxicity of a substance to living systems. These include tests on clinical drugs, foods, and environmental pollutants.  GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; used for tests of drugs, food, environ pollutants, etc.; when the test itself is emphasized; coord IM with substance /tox (IM); toxic eff of a specific substance   
Examples Carcinogenicity Tests; Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic; Inhibitory Concentration 50; Lethal Dose 50; Maximum Tolerated Dose; Mutagenicity Tests; No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level; Toxicity Tests, Acute; Toxicity Tests, Chronic; Toxicity Tests, Subacute; Toxicity Tests, Subchronic 		Other names Toxicity Test; Test, Toxicity; Tests, Toxicity

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