An overview of current techniques for ocular toxicity testing

Toxicology

Volumn 327, Issue , 2015, Pages 32-46

  Wilson, Samantha L ^a   Ahearne, Mark ^b   Hopkinson, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Corneal equivalents; Cytotoxicity; Draize; In vitro alternatives; Organotypic models; Regulation; Validation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CELL CULTURE; COMPUTER MODEL; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DRAIZE TEST; EX VIVO STUDY; EYE TOXICITY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LOW VOLUME EYE IRRITATION TEST; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; REVIEW; TOXICITY TESTING; VALIDATION PROCESS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; DRUG EFFECTS; EYE; PROCEDURES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; ANIMALS; EYE; HUMANS; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 84911092140     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: 18793185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2014.11.003     Document Type: Review

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