Dynamic qualities of validation and the evolution of new in vitro toxicological tests

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 333-338

  Walum, Erik ^a,b   Forsby, Anna ^b   Clemedson, Cecilia ^c   Ekwall, Björn ^c  

^a Pharmacia & Upjohn AB   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cell toxicology; Evaluation; In vitro methods; Risk assessment; Validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001044613     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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