TOXNET (Toxicology Data Network).

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Imprint:[Bethesda, MD] : U.S. National Library of Medicine, Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program, 1998-
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource U.S. Federal Government Document
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4065838
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Other authors / contributors:National Library of Medicine (U.S.). Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program.
Notes:Title from Web page (viewed Sept. 7, 1999).
Description based on homepage update: Aug. 6, 1998.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Summary:TOXNET is a system of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas. TOXNET is sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, through the Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program of its Specialized Information Services Division. TOXNET provides access to three principal databases or groups of databases: 1) Toxicology Data Search, with access to HSDB (Hazardous Substance Data Bank), CCRIS (Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System), GENE-TOX (Genetic Toxicology/Mutagenicity Data Bank), IRIS (Integrated Risk Information System), and RTECS (Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances); 2) Toxic Releases (TRI) Search, with access to the Toxic Releases Inventory; and 3) Toxicology Literature Search, with access to DART (Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology) and EMIC (Environmental Mutagenesis Information Center). TOXNET also provides access to MEDLINE and other medical databases via Internet Grateful Med