The 'μEST' in vitro test for embryotoxicity - Validated and endorsed or not?

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 360-361

  Combes, Robert David ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

' EST' validation; Embryonic stem cell test; EST; Peer review; Publication

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EMBRYOTOXICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LETTER; PEER REVIEW; SCREENING; VALIDATION PROCESS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLASSIFICATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; EUROPEAN UNION; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; STANDARD; TOXICITY TESTING; VALIDATION STUDY;

TERATOGENIC AGENT;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; EUROPEAN UNION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TERATOGENS; TOXICITY TESTS; VALIDATION STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 59449086706     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2008.11.014     Document Type: Letter

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