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| Other authors / contributors: | Martin, Stefan F., editor.
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| ISBN: | 9783034807265
3034807260
9783034807258
3034807252
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 11, 2013).
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| Summary: | This book summarizes the state-of-the art in the development of T cell-based in vitro assays, which offer useful tools for hazard identification, risk assessment and improvement of diagnostics. It will be of interest to scientists, the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, and regulators involved in the replacement of animal testing methods. The identification of hazardous chemicals and drugs is essential to ensuring human health. The ban on animal testing for the cosmetics industry since 2009 and international efforts to reduce and replace animal testing in research and immunotoxicology call for alternative in vitro methods. The most specific immune response to chemicals and drugs that cause allergic contact dermatitis, respiratory disease and adverse drug reactions is the highly antigen-specific T lymphocyte response. Therefore the use of T cells as tools for identifying contact allergens and drugs that may cause health problems is of great interest.
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| Other form: | Print version: T Lymphocytes as tools in diagnostics and immunotoxicology. 3034807252 9783034807258
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| Standard no.: | 10.1007/978-3-0348-0726-5
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