Development of prediction models for three in vitro embryotoxicity tests in an ECVAM validation study

In Vitro and Molecular Toxicology: Journal of Basic and Applied Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-65

  Genschow, Elke ^a   Scholz, Gabriele ^b   Brown, Nigel ^j   Piersma, Aldert ^c   Brady, Madeleine ^d   Clemann, Nicole ^e   Huuskonen, Hannele ^f   Paillard, Francoise ^j   Bremer, Susanne ^g   Becker, Klaus ^h   Spielmann, Horst ^b,i  

^a Fed Inst Hlth Protect C   (Germany)

^b BgVV   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^d ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^e NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^f NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^g Europ Ctr Validation A   (Italy)

^h BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

ⁱ FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

^j NONE

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYOTOXICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; RAT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOXICITY TESTING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

3T3 CELLS; ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EUROPE; FEMALE; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LIMB BUD; MICE; MULTICENTER STUDIES; PREGNANCY; RATS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STEM CELLS; TERATOGENS;

EID: 0033949393     PISSN: 10979336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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