ICCVAM Recommends Two Animal-Reducing Ocular Irritation Test Methods
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Two in vitro ocular toxicity test methods for identifying severe irritants have been presented to federal agencies for approval as methods to reduce the number of animals used in testing, the National Toxicology Program's Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods reports
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