Cardiotoxicity of chemicals: Current regulatory guidelines, knowledge gaps, and needs

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Alexandra Schaffert, Sivakumar Murugadoss, Birgit Mertens, Martin Paparella
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Schaffert, A. (2023) “Cardiotoxicity of chemicals: Current regulatory guidelines, knowledge gaps, and needs”, ALTEX - Alternatives to animal experimentation, 40(2), pp. 337–340. doi: 10.14573/altex.2301121.
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Birgit Mertens, Scientific Direction of Chemical and Physical Health Risks, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiteit Antwerpen, Wilrijk, Belgium

 

 

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