Search Ontology:
ChEBI

carcinogenic agent

Term ID
CHEBI:50903
Synonyms
  • agente carcinogeno
  • cancerigene
  • cancerogene
  • carcinogen
  • carcinogene
  • carcinogenic agents
  • carcinogeno
  • carcinogens
Definition
A role played by a chemical compound which is known to induce a process of carcinogenesis by corrupting normal cellular pathways, leading to the acquistion of tumoral capabilities.
References
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
is a type of
inverse has_role
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from carcinogenic agent
Phenotype where environments contain carcinogenic agent
Phenotype modified by environments containing carcinogenic agent
Human Disease Model