ATLA :: Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volume 29, Number 6
November/December 2001

CONTENTS

EDITORIAL

Attitudes to alternatives to Animal Experimentation

NEWS AND VIEWS

FRAME ANNUAL LECTURE

International cooperation: an essential requirement for replacing animal toxicity tests.
H. Spielmann

ARTICLES

ECVAM WORKSHOP REPORT

In vitro models of intestinal barrier.
E. Le Ferrec, C. Chesne, P. Artusson, D. Brayden, G. Farbre, P. Gires, F. Guillou, M. Rousset, W. Rubas & M-L. Scarino

Comparative evaluation of five in vitro tests for assessing the eye irritation potential of hair-care products.
P.A. Jones, E. Budynsky, K.J. Cooper, D. Decker, H.A. Friffiths & J.H. Fentem

Electrical stimulation of transforming growth factor-β1 secretion by human dermal fibroblasts and the U937 human monocytic cell line.
I. Todd, R.H. Clothier, M.L. Huggins, N. Patel, K.C. Searle, S. Jeyarajah, L. Pradel & K.L. Lacey

A genetically engineered cell-based system for detecting metabolism-mediated toxicity.
S. Bull, I. Langezaal, R. Clothier & S. Coecke

Human haemoclassification by use of specific yolk antibodies obtained after immunisation of chickens against human blood group antigens.
E.G. Calzado, R.M.G. Garrido & R. Schade

The impact of the introduction of the Ethical Review Process for research using animals in the UK: attitudes to alternatives among those working with experimental animals.
I.F.H. Purchase & M. Nedeva

COMMENT

In vitro toxicology in the light of new technologies
J. Fry & E. George

CONFERENCE DIARY

SELECTED TITLES

AUTHOR INDEX

SUBJECT INDEX