Cell Culture Beats Animal Tests for Irritancy Accuracy
Submitted on Apr 28, 2008 (Original item from 2008)
Animal Experimentation | Pharmaceutical, Medical or Biomedical Research
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According to a report from MatTek, a company that produces alternatives to animal testing, a test method derived from cultured human skin cells is more accurate than animal testing for the identification of skin irritants.
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