In Vitro Developmental Toxicology Screens: A Report on the Progress of the Methodology and Future Applications

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 534-544

  Zhang, Cindy ^a   Ball, Jonathan ^b   Panzica Kelly, Julie ^a   Augustine Rauch, Karen ^a  

^a BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EVALUATION STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERATOGENICITY; TOXICOLOGY; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; MAMMALIAN EMBRYO; PROCEDURES; TOXICITY TESTING;

TERATOGENIC AGENT;

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DRUG DISCOVERY; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; TERATOGENS; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 84964683216     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: 15205010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.5b00458     Document Type: Review

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