ICCVAM Skin Corrosion Standards Reflect Advisory Recommendations
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Recommended performance standards for in vitro tests evaluating skin corrosion issued by the National Toxicology Program Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods incorporate recommendations made by an EPA scientific advisory committee
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