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Webinar: Regulatory Initiatives for New Approaches to Traditional Toxicity Testing
July 1, 2016This one-hour webinar features presentations by Dr. Jennifer McLain, Deputy Director, Office of Pesticide Programs, Antimicrobial Division and IIVS CEO Dr. Rodger Curren. Dr. McLain discusses the EPA OPP's plans to reduce the use of animal testing in acute toxicity testing and provides suggestions on how stakeholders and EPA can cooperate to advance animal reduction goals. Dr. Curren then talks about IIVS' activities in developing the current non-animal strategy for eye irritation, and recent investigations into in vitro methods to...
Improving the Accessibility and Efficiency of the Human Cell Line Activation Test
April 1, 2016Source: Pan-American Conference on Alternatives...
Mimicking Metabolism Using Human Microsomes in Two In Vitro Assays in Order to Predict the Sensitization Potential of Pro-haptens
April 1, 2016Source: Pan-American Conference on Alternatives...
The Assessment of Alternate Solvents for Use in the 3T3 Neutral Red Uptake (NRU) Phototoxicity Assay and the Influence of Solvents on the Prediction of Phototoxic Potential of Amiodarone
April 1, 2016Source: Pan-American Conference on Alternatives...
Evaluation of New Solvents for the Use in the Multi‐Dose Reconstructed Human EpiDermis (RhE) Phototoxicity Assay
March 17, 2016The phototoxic potential of test materials after exposure to UVA/visible light is evaluated by the 3T3 Neutral Red Uptake Phototoxicity Assay using Balb/c 3T3 mouse fibroblasts (OECD TG 432). To address challenges related to testing of finished products or materials that are not completely soluble, the Reconstructed Human EpiDermis (RhE) Phototoxicity Assay (INVITTOX Protocol 121) can be used as a stand‐alone or in a tiered approach. Water and sesame oil were recommended solvents for the RhE Assay, however additional solvents...