NTP Touts 2010-2011 Achievements In Race To End Animal Testing
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Interagency Groups under NIH’s National Toxicology Program contributed to the adoption of 14 new and updated test methods to refine, reduce and replace the use of animals, and continued making strides toward global harmonization, in 2010-2011. NICEATM and ICCVAM provide a progress report.
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