Toxicity testing of polymer materials for dialysis equipment: Reconsidering in vivo testing

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 495-502

  Kjellstrand, Per ^a   Lindqvist, Eva ^a   Nilsson Thorell, Carin ^a  

^a Gambro AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dialysis; In viva; Materials; Medical devices; Polymers; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC; POLYMER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOTOXICITY; DIALYSIS; GUINEA PIG; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0034047775     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026119290002800307     Document Type: Conference Paper

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