Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- General principles for In vitro -- Ocular toxicity assessment In vitro toxicology -- In vitro methods to predict skin irritation -- Lethality testing -- In vitro genetic toxicity testing -- Pyrogenicity and muscle irritation -- In vitro models for evaluating developmental toxicity -- Neurotoxicology In vitro -- In vitro assessment of nephrotoxicity -- Primary hepatocyte culture as an In vitro toxicologic system for the liver -- Application of In vitro model systems to study cardiovascular toxicity -- Gastrointestinal toxicology: In vitro test systems -- In vitro immonotoxicology -- Strategy and tactics for employment -- Scientific and regulatory considerations in the development of In vitro techniques in toxicology -- Safety issues in the use of human tissue by In vitro metabolism and toxicology laboratories.

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