ATLA :: Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volume 35, Number 4
August 2007

CONTENTS

All articles are in PDF Format

EDITORIAL
Developing, validating and using test batteries and tiered (hierarchical) testing schemes
R. Combes

NEWS & VIEWS

ECVAM NEWS & VIEWS

IIVS NEWS & VIEWS

ARTICLES

The selection of serum-independent PC12 cells for a more-reliable manganese cytotoxicity test
E. Bignetti, D. Franchi, A. Gorreri, A. Fusari, G. Del Bono, A. Ubaldi & G.L. Aiello

In vitro effects of certain membrane-acting agents on superoxide and hydrogen peroxide production, protein synthesis and membrane ATPase activity in buffalo PMN cells
H. Das, G.R. Reddy, T. More & V.K. Singh

A statistical model to allow the phasing out of the animal testing of demineralised bone matrix products
S.S. Murray, E.J. Brochmann, J.O. Harker, E. King, R.J. Lollis & S.A. Khaliq

Prediction of acute toxicity in HPCT-1E3 hepatocytoma cells with liver-like transport activities
C. Kneuer, C. Lakoma & W. Honscha

ECVAM WORKSHOP REPORT

In vitro tests for detecting chemicals affecting the embryo implantation process
S. Bremer, E. Brittebo, L. Dencker, L.E. Knudsen, L. Mathisien, M. Olovsson, P. Pazos, C. Pellizzer, L.R. Paulesu, W. Schaefer, M. Schwarz, F. Staud, A. Stavreus-Evers & K. Vähänkangas

ECVAM's approach to intellectual property rights in the validation of alternative methods
J.P. Linge & T. Hartung

CONFERENCE REPORT

CONFERENCE DIARY