Successful validation of in vitro methods in toxicology by ZEBET, the National Centre for Alternatives in Germany at the BfR (Federal Institute for Risk Assessment)

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 60, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 225-233

  Spielmann, Horst ^a   Grune, Barbara ^a   Liebsch, Manfred ^a   Seiler, Andrea ^a   Vogel, Richard ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alternative methods; Corrosion; Embryonic stem cell test (EST); Embryotoxicity; Eye irritation; In vitro toxicology; Phototoxicity; Skin irritation

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; HORMONE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; NEUTRAL RED; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PESTICIDE;

ANIMAL TESTING REFINEMENT; ANIMAL TESTING REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; CELL CULTURE; CORROSION; EMBRYOTOXICITY; EUROPE; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; EYE IRRITATION; GERMANY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHOTOTOXICITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNIQUE; TOXICITY TESTING; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EUROPEAN UNION; GERMANY; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 44749089769     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2008.01.012     Document Type: Article

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