Advances in Animal Alternatives for Safety and Efficacy Testing

Klappentext Presents up-to-date concepts and approaches to the theory and practice of alternatives to animal testing and promotes technology transfer. The text addresses some of the ramifications of the National Institutes of Health Revitalization Act of 1993 which instructs the NIH to fund replacement! reduction and refinement alternatives. It also describes the likely impact of the European Union's Cosmetic Directive! which bans marketing of animal tested cosmetics in Europe after 1997 if alternatives are available. Contributions are grouped into five categories including: dermal toxicity; immunotoxicity; neurotoxicity; and oral/dermal/ocular validation. Zusammenfassung Presents up-to-date concepts and approaches to the theory and practice of alternatives to animal testing and promotes technology transfer

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• Authors: Sidney A. Katz, Harry Salem, Harry (U.s. Army Edgewood Chemical Biologic Salem, Harry Katz Salem, Salem Salem
• Assisted by: S. A. Katz (Editor), Sidney A. Katz (Editor), Katz Sidney A. (Editor), Harry Salem (Editor), Harry (U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center Salem (Editor), Salem Harry (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.11.1997
• EAN: 9781560326236
• ISBN: 978-1-56032-623-6
• No. of pages: 456
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Veterinary medicine; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Medizinische Toxikologie, Medizinische Laboruntersuchungen und -techniken, MEDICAL / Laboratory Medicine, MEDICAL / Veterinary Medicine / General, MEDICAL / Toxicology, Tiermedizin: Labortiere, Animals & society, Medical toxicology, Animals and society, Medical laboratory testing & techniques, Veterinary medicine: laboratory animals, Medical laboratory testing and techniques