Support : Publications : Chronolog Archives : Jan/Feb 2003

Significant Enhancment to ToxFile Coming Soon

ToxFile (Files 156/TOXL) covers the toxicological, pharmacological, biochemical and physiological effects of drugs and other chemicals: adverse drug reactions, chemically induced diseases, carcinogenesis, mutagenesis, teratogenesis, environmental pollution, waste disposal, radiation and food contamination are typical areas of coverage.

The initial release of ToxFile released in 2001 contains toxicology records that are also available in MEDLINE® (Files 155/154/MEDL). These are journal citations relating to toxicology, also called TOXBIB records by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) that provides them. Files 156/TOXL currently include TOXBIB records from 1966 to date.

The NLM has now provided Dialog with the data for the specialty citations that are referred to as TOXNET records. See below for a listing.

Dialog is working towards merging the TOXNET data into the ToxFile database. The integrated file is expected to become available in early 2003.

Watch for further information about this file in the next issue of Chronolog.

There are 15 sets of data for TOXNET:

Special journal and other research literature:
Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology (DART®)
International Labor Office (CIS)
Swedish National Chemicals Inspectorate (RISKLINE)

Technical reports and research projects:
Federal Research in Progress (FEDRIP)
Toxic Substances Control Act Test Submissions (TSCATS)
Toxicology Document and Data Depository (NTIS)
Toxicology Research Projects (CRISP)

Archival collection (no longer updated through NLM):
Aneuploidy (ANEUPL)
Environmental Mutagen Information Center File (EMIC)
Environmental Teratology Information Center File (ETIC)
Epidemiology Information System (EPIDEM)
Hazardous Materials Technical Center (HMTC)
Health Aspects of Pesticides Abstract Bulletin (HAPAB)
Pesticides Abstracts (PESTAB)
Poisonous Plants Bibliography (PPBIB)

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