The comparative testing of eight coded chemicals in the rat limb bud micromass and rat embryo culture systems

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 945-952

  Amacher, David E ^a   Stadler, Jeanne ^b   Schomaker, Shelli J ^a   Verseil, Christian ^b  

^a PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

6 aminonicotinamide; Acetylsalicylic acid; Alcian blue; Amaranth; Dysmorphogenesis; Embryo culture; Isomazid; Limb bud chondrocytes; Penicillin G; Rat embryo; Retinoic acid; Saccharine; Vincristine sulphate

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS;

EID: 0013450964     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026119299602400609     Document Type: Review

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