Dermal and inhalation acute toxic class methods: Test procedures and biometric evaluations for the Globally Harmonized Classification System

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 243-254

  Holzhutter H G ^a   Genschow, E ^b   Diener, W ^c   Schlede, E ^c  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

^c Fed Inst Hlth Protect Consumers   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute toxic class methods (dermal, inhalation); Alternatives to LD50 LC50 tests; Animal welfare; Biometric model; Globally Harmonized Classification System

Indexed keywords

ACUTE TOXIC CLASS METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CLASSIFICATION; GLOBALLY HARMONIZED CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; LC 50; LD 50; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0038131822     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-002-0424-9     Document Type: Article

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