A ‘Best Practices’ Approach to Neuropathologic Assessment in Developmental Neurotoxicity Testing—for Today

Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 296-313

  Bolon, Brad ^a   Garman, Robert ^b   Jensen, Karl ^c   Krinke, Georg ^d   Stuart, Barry ^e  

^a GEMpath Inc   (United States)

^b Consultants in Veterinary Pathology Inc ^*  (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d Frenkendorf BL 4402 ^*  (Switzerland)

^e BAYER CROPSCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental neurotoxicity; guidelines; neuropathology; regulatory; rodent

Indexed keywords

NEUROTOXIN; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

BRAIN SLICE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROTOXICITY; DOCUMENTATION; EVALUATION; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HUMAN; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PATHOLOGIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; STAFF TRAINING; STAINING; STANDARD; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE SECTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; BENCHMARKING; FEMALE; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

RODENTIA;

EID: 33646760604     PISSN: 01926233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01926230600713269     Document Type: Article

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