Comparison of hepatocyte cultures and liver slices in in vitro toxicity testing

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 769-781

  George, Elisabeth ^a   Murdock, Janice ^a   Aylott, Mike ^a   Westmoreland, Carl ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endpoint comparison; Hepatocyte cultures; In vitro; Liver slices

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; GALACTOSAMINE; GLUTATHIONE; PARACETAMOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOG; LIVER CELL CULTURE; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEATOSIS; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0032692991     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026119299902700506     Document Type: Article

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