Regulatory aspects on the use of fish embryos in environmental toxicology

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 484-491

  Halder, Marlies ^a   Léonard, Marc ^b   Iguchi, Taisen ^c   Oris, James T ^d   Ryder, Kathy ^e   Belanger, Scott E ^f   Braunbeck, Thomas A ^g   Embry, Michelle R ^h   Whale, Graham ⁱ   Norberg King, Teresa ^j   Lillicrap, Adam ^k  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b L ORÉAL RECHERCHE   (France)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

^d MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Home Office Central Research Establishment   (United Kingdom)

^f Central Product Safety   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^h International Life Sciences Institute   (United States)

ⁱ Shell Technology Centre   (Germany)

^j U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^k NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

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Author keywords

Animal alternatives; Ecotoxicology; Fish embryo toxicity test; Regulatory toxicology; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FISH; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; POLITICS; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FISHES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; POLITICS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77954723642     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ieam.48     Document Type: Article

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