Alternative models in developmental toxicology

Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 10-22

  Lee, Hyung Yul ^a   Inselman, Amy L ^a   Kanungo, Jyotshnabala ^a   Hansen, Deborah K ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative models; Developmental toxicology; Embryonic stem cells; in vitro; Whole embryo culture; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; CELL ASSAY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL LINEAGE; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG INDUSTRY; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EUROPEAN UNION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE EMBRYONIC STEM CELL TEST; NONHUMAN; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RODENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXICOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTOMICS; VALIDATION STUDY; WHOLE CELL; WHOLE EMBRYO CULTURE; ZEBRA FISH; ZEBRAFISH ASSAY;

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; RATS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTS; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 84862908790     PISSN: 19396368     EISSN: 19396368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/19396368.2011.648302     Document Type: Conference Paper

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