Thematic Review: Alternative Methods for Reproductive Toxicity testing - Revision and update of the sector Reproductive Toxicity testing of the publicly available "DataBase service on ALternative Methods to animal experimentation (DB-ALM)"

Cell culture and co-culture systems of granulosa and/or theca cells are exposed to test compounds in order to assess their potential harmful effects on ovarian functions. objective & application

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