Local lymph node assay: How testing laboratories apply OECD TG 429 for REACH purposes

Altex

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 117-129

  Rovida, Costanza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glp compliance; LLNA; REACH; Standardisation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; IN VIVO STUDY; LABORATORY TEST; LOCAL LYMPH NODE ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PUBLISHING; REGISTRATION; REGISTRATION, EVALUATION, AUTHORISATION AND RESTRICTION OF CHEMICALS; SKIN ALLERGY; VALIDATION PROCESS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; ANIMAL WELFARE; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; PILOT STUDY; PRODUCT SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; LOCAL LYMPH NODE ASSAY; MICE; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 80052871422     PISSN: 09467785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14573/altex.2011.2.117     Document Type: Article

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