ALTEX :: Alternatives to Animal Experiments

2007, VOLUME 1

CONTENTS :: MAIN ARTICLES

The embryonic stem cell test for the early selection of pharmaceutical compounds
Sonia Whitlow, Heinrich Bürgin and Nicole Clemann

Neuronal cell culture from human embryonic stem cells as in vitro model for neuroprotection
André Schrattenholz and Martina Klemm

Cell culture model for colon cancer prevention and therapy: An alternative approach to animal experimentation
Nitin Telang and Meena Katdare

In vitro System for the prediction of hepatotoxic effects in primary hepatocytes
Elke Thedinga, Anett Ullrich, Sabine Drechsler, Ricarda Niendorf, Axel Kob, Dieter Runge, Andreas Keuer, Ingo Freund, Mirko Lehmann and Ralf Ehret

Use of a standardised and validated long-term human hepatocyte culture system for repetitive analyses of drugs: Repeated administrations of acetaminophen reduces albumin and urea secretion
Anett Ullrich, Christine Berg, Jan G. Hengstler and Dieter Runge

Revision of the EU Directive 86/609/EEC: Results of the internet consultations of the European Commission
Irmela Ruhdel