Neurotoxicity test validation, positive controls and proficiency: Are chemicals necessary?

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 545-551

  Maurissen, Jacques P ^a   Marable, Brian R ^a,b  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^b SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemicals; Negative control; Neurotoxicity guideline; Positive control; Procedures; Proficiency; Sensitivity; Specificity; Validation

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; PHENOTHIAZINE; SCOPOLAMINE;

CALIBRATION; COGNITION; DATA ANALYSIS; GRIP STRENGTH; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LABORATORY TEST; LEARNING; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STARTLE REFLEX; TOXICITY TESTING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 23444459534     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2005.05.008     Document Type: Note

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