CORESTA Congress, Berlin, 2016, Smoke Science/Product Technology Groups, STPOST 35
Comparison of the carcinogenic potential of tobacco smoke and electronic-cigarette aerosol using the Bhas cell transformation assay
(1) British American Tobacco, R&D Centre, Southampton, U.K.; (2) BioReliance, Sigma-Aldrich Corp., Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
In vitro cell transformation assays (CTA) are used to assess the carcinogenic potential of chemicals and complex mixtures. They can detect non-genotoxic as well as genotoxic carcinogens. The Bhas 42 CTA has been developed with both initiation and...