ICCVAM Plans For Alternative Skin-Sensitization Tests
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Test Methods says it is developing a plan to help it evaluate and advance alternative tests for skin sensitization at a time when skin allergies are a growing concern.
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