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HERO ID
3393032
Reference Type
Book/Book Chapter
Title
An evaluation and interpretation of reproductive endpoints for human health risk assessment
Author(s)
Daston, GP; Kimmel, CA
Year
1998
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Publisher
ILSI Press
Location
Washington, DC
Book Title
An evaluation and interpretation of reproductive endpoints for human health risk assessment
Language
English
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Oocyte quantitation and ovarian histology
Abstract
Methodologies to assess the potential of various chemical substances to produce reproductive and developmental toxicity are an important component of traditional toxicity testing for human health risk assessment. A number of new endpoints were proposed recently for incorporation into developmental and reproductive toxicity testing protocols with the goal of improving the ability and the sensitivity of test batteries to predict potential adverse effects in humans. Because of the general lack of experience in measuring and interpreting several of these nontraditional reproductive endpoints, the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology Subcommittee of the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) Health and Environmental Sciences Institute (HESI) identified a need for the development of scientific consensus regarding the utility of these and other more commonly measured reproductive endpoints in characterizing a compounds potential for reproductive toxicity, the interrelationship among endpoints, how the endpoints should be measured, and how the data from the studies should be interpreted for human health risk assessment.
ISBN
9781578810437
Conference Name
Workshop on the Evaluation and Interpretation of Reproductive Endpoints for Human Health Risk Assessment
Conference Location
Washington, DC
Conference Dates
1997
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