Online Medical Reference System (OMRS)

Teratogenicity, Mutagenicity, and Carcinogenicity Information Resources

A teratogen is an agent or factor that causes the production of physical defects in the developing embryo. A mutagen is a chemical or physical agent that induces or increases genetic mutations by causing changes in DNA. A carcinogen is any cancer-producing substance.

You may also want to refer to the Drug Information Resources section or the Environmental, Industrial, and Occupational Toxicology Information Resources section.

Reference books and textbooks

Most of these books are shelved either in the reference stacks on the ground floor or the book stacks on the second floor under call numbers beginning with QZ 202. Some books of particular interest are:

Cancer causing chemicals

QZ
202
S272c
1981

Carcinogenesis

QZ
202
C265
1994

Catalog of teratogenic agents

QS
626
S547c

Chemical carcinogens

QZ
202
C517
There are two volumes.

Chemically induced birth defects

QS
679
S311c

Drug use in pregnancy

WQ
240
D793

Drugs in pregnancy and lactation

WQ
39
B854d

Handbook of carcinogen testing

QZ
202
H2355

IARC Monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risk of chemicals to man

from 1972 to 1977

IARC Monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risk of chemicals to humans

from 1978 to 1987

IARC Monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans

from 1988 to the present

The IARC Monographs are published by the World Health Organization. They focus on groups of chemicals to which humans are commonly exposed, such as nitroso compounds, aromatic amines, food additives or naturally-occurring compounds. These are shelved in the journal stacks.

Reproductive and developmental toxicology

QS
675
R425
1998

Sax's Dangerous properties of industrial materials

A guide to using this book is on the inside cover. Information on each substance includes mutation data, reproductive effects data, carcinogenic study results, and safety profiles.

Reference
WA
440
S272d
2000
There are three volumes.

Survey of compounds which have been tested for carcinogenic activity

Published by the U.S. National Cancer Institute, this survey presents carcinogenesis data extracted from the literature. Multiple volumes cover the literature published from before 1947 to 1996. The information is arranged in tabular format, by the name of the compound. Each entry includes a document reference, description of test animals, tumor occurrence, and more. Be sure to read the user guide at the front of each edition.

Reference
QZ
202
S963

Using the online catalog to look for information on teratogenicity, mutagenicity or carcinogenicity information

If you have a specific book that you are looking for, just look for it by either the author or title. To find other books with information on these topics, search Keywords. Just type in the word teratogenicity or mutagenicity or carcinogenicity. To retrieve all variations of these words, they should be truncated. For example, choose Keyword and type:

carcinogen? or

teratogen? or

mutagen?

You can also browse the shelves by call number.

Connect to the online catalog.