Alternative Test Methods: Validation and Regulatory Status

Conventional test method Alternative Test Method Infor- mation Last Updated
Name & Description Validation Status Regulatory Status Effect or Potential Effect on Animal Use
Acute Mammalian Inhalation Toxicity
Acute Inhalation Toxicity (OECD TG 403) Acute Toxic Class Method
Description and references
No information OECD: Draft TG 436 (2008) Reduction

Refinement
(Does not rely on death as an endpoint)
April 2009
Fixed Concentration Procedure
Description and references
No information OECD: Draft TG 433 (2004); currently further development of this TG is on hold. Refinement
(Does not rely on death as an endpoint)
April 2009

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