title: CPDB: Carcinogenic Potency Database.
abstract: The Carcinogenic Potency Database reports analyses of animal cancer tests on 1,547 chemicals. These tests are used in support of cancer risk assessments for humans. Results are searchable and are made available via the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) TOXNET system. This column will provide background information on the database, as well as present search basics.
authors.affiliation: George F. Smith Library of the Health Sciences, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07101-2754, USA. fitzparb@umdnj.edu
authors.forename: Roberta Bronson
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Fitzpatrick
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001681:Biological Assay; D015197:Carcinogenicity Tests; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000633:toxicity*; D003626:Data Display; D003628:Database Management Systems; D016208:Databases, Factual; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods; D020407:Internet; D009152:Mutagenicity Tests; D009153:Mutagens / Q000633:toxicity*; D009317:National Library of Medicine (U.S.); D014481:United States
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D009153:Mutagens