Cargando…

Teratogen Screening: State of the Art

Due to the number of new substances coming into use every year and the increasing amounts of chemicals, which are introduced into the environment, there is a high demand for a rapid, reliable and cost-effective method for detection of developmental toxicity. To meet this challenge various in vitro t...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Schumann, Julia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Avicenna Research Institute 2010
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3558154/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23408063
Descripción
Sumario:Due to the number of new substances coming into use every year and the increasing amounts of chemicals, which are introduced into the environment, there is a high demand for a rapid, reliable and cost-effective method for detection of developmental toxicity. To meet this challenge various in vitro techniques have been established additional to in vivo animal testing. This review introduces the techniques in existence at the moment. Requirements on an ideal in vitro teratogenicity test system are stated, and the advantages and disadvantages of the present methods are discussed.