The identification of the hazard of chemicals to man has relied on the use of several animal models. However, the availability of various cell toxicity models as alternatives to the use of animals has stimulated attempts to evaluate in vitro data for use in the prediction of human toxicity.
The cell toxicity models developed previously are capable of indicating a variety of endpoints susceptible to the activity of various chemical substances.
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