Experience with the HET-CAM method in the routine testing of a broad variety of chemicals and formulations

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-52

  Schrage, Arnhild ^a   Gamer, Armin O ^a   Van Ravenzwaay, Ben ^a   Landsiedel, Robert ^a  

^a BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemicals; Classification and labelling; Crop protection; Draize eye test; Eye irritation; HET CAM; Rabbit eye

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AGENT; IRRITANT AGENT; OIL; WATER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHORIOALLANTOIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EXPERIENCE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FUNCTION TEST; HEN EGG TEST; IN VIVO STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 77951656501     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026119291003800109     Document Type: Article

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