Updates for the following test method guidelines have recently been adopted by OECD:
- Test Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation/Corrosion)
- Test Guideline 455 (Performance-Based Test Guideline for Stably Transfected Transactivation In Vitro Assays to Detect Estrogen Receptor Agonists)
New guidelines adopted are:
- Test Guideline 460 (Fluorescein Leakage Test Method for Identifying Ocular Corrosives and Severe Irritants)
- Test Guideline 457 (BG1Luc Estrogen Receptor Transactivation Test Method for Identifying Estrogen Receptor Agonists and Antagonists)
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 02 October 2012.
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