Ames test

(āmz)

[Bruce Nathan Ames, U.S. biochemist, b. 1928]
A laboratory test of the mutagenicity of chemicals. Special strains of organisms are incubated with the test chemical, and their growth is an indicator of the mutagenicity of the substance. Most chemicals that test positive are carcinogens. Use of the test has helped reduce the use of mammals for tests of mutagenicity.

Ames test is a sample topic from the Taber's Medical Dictionary.

To view other topics, please sign in or purchase a subscription.

Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary Online + Mobile powered by Unbound Medicine. Find 65,000 medical and nursing definitions. Download to iPhone, iPad, and Android. Learn more.

Citation

"Ames test" Taber's Medical Dictionary, Taber's Online, https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730862/all/Ames_test. Accessed 23 September 2018.

Ames test Taber's Medical Dictionary, Taber's Online. Retrieved from https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730862/all/Ames_test

Ames test Taber's Online. Taber's Medical Dictionary. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730862/all/Ames_test.

Taber's Medical Dictionary [Internet]. Ames test; Taber's Online. [cited 2018 September 23]; Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730862/all/Ames_test

TY - ELEC T1 - Ames test ID - 730862 PB - Taber's Medical Dictionary UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730862/all/Ames_test ER -