Alternatives to animal testing : new ways in the biomedical sciences, trends and progress /

Opinion leaders in science and politics examine findings and legislation in alternatives to animal testing!. Refine, reduce, replace - These are the three demands that scientists have placed upon themselves in their search for alternatives to animal testing. Indeed much interdisciplinary research is...

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Corporate Author: Swiss Institute for Alternatives to Animal Testing
Other Authors: Reinhardt, Christoph A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Weinheim ; New York : VCH, [1994]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Opinion leaders in science and politics examine findings and legislation in alternatives to animal testing!. Refine, reduce, replace - These are the three demands that scientists have placed upon themselves in their search for alternatives to animal testing. Indeed much interdisciplinary research is being carried on today, and new fields have emerged, such as in-vitro toxicology. The three R's call for new scientific insights. Moreover, validation and acceptance strategies have to be adapted, a process of much ongoing interest and vital concern to the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. Re.
Item Description:Papers from a symposium held at the ETH, Zurich on Nov. 30, 1992, and updated to include developments through fall 1993.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 182 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783527616053
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9783527616046
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