Experientia

, Volume 35, Issue 9, pp 1263–1264 | Cite as

A simple theoretical criterion of chemical carcinogenicity?

  • E. Ch. Herrmann
Disputandum

Summary

The simple theoretical criterion for chemical carcinogenicity based on the ‘average quasi-valence number’ is discussed and shown to be inappropriate as a reliable indicator of carcinogenicity of any organic compound.

Keywords

Organic Compound Reliable Indicator Carcinogenicity Chemical Carcinogenicity Theoretical Criterion 
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Copyright information

© Birkhäuser Verlag 1979

Authors and Affiliations

  • E. Ch. Herrmann
    • 1
  1. 1.Research LaboratoriesSchering AGBerlin 65/West

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