ECVAM-ICCVAM: Prospects for future collaboration

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2002, Pages 227-236

  Schechtman, Leonard M ^a   Stokes, William S ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative method; Animal welfare; Collaboration; ECVAM; ESAC; ICCVAM; NICEATM; Regulatory acceptance; SACATM; Validation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; ANIMAL TESTING REDUCTION; ANIMAL TESTING REFINEMENT; ANIMAL TESTING REPLACEMENT; ANIMAL WELFARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EUROPE; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; NONHUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036978166     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026119290203002s39     Document Type: Conference Paper

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