Editorial: EU research activities in alternative testing strategies: Current status and future perspectives

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1037-1042

  Vanhaecke, T ^a   Snykers, S ^a   Rogiers, V ^a   Garthoff, B ^b   Castell, J V ^c   Hengstler, J G ^d  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b BAYER AG   (Germany)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^d TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; CARDIOTOXICITY; EDITORIAL; EPIGENETICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENETIC TOXICOLOGY; LIVER TOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXICOLOGY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; EUROPEAN UNION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METABOLOMICS; METHODOLOGY; TOXICOGENETICS;

XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EUROPEAN UNION; METABOLOMICS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TOXICITY TESTS; TOXICOGENETICS; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 71449089647     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-009-0484-1     Document Type: Editorial

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