The role of the european centre for the validation of alternative methods (ECVAM) in the validation of (Q)SARs

SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research

Volumn 15, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 345-358

  Worth, A P ^a   Hartung, T ^a   Van Leeuwen, C J ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

ECVAM; JRC; QSAR; REACH; Validation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MOLECULAR GRAPHICS;

'CURRENT; EUROPEAN CENTER FOR THE VALIDATION OF ALTERNATIVE METHOD; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; INFORMATION REQUIREMENT; JOINT RESEARCH CENTERS; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; REGISTRATION EVALUATION AND AUTHORIZATION OF CHEMICALS; REGULATORY SYSTEMS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS; VALIDATION;

COST EFFECTIVENESS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 8344272925     PISSN: 1062936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10629360412331297362     Document Type: Conference Paper

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