New Approaches to Lmmun-6Toxicity Testing

By Archer, Douglas L.

Book Id: WPLBN0000208148
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	New Approaches to Lmmun-6Toxicity Testing
Author:	Archer, Douglas L.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, United Nations., United Nations. Office for Disarmament Affairs
Collections:	Government Library Collection, Disarmament Documents
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Publisher:	United Nations- Office for Disarmament Affairs (Unoda)


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Introduction: Previous papers have demonstrated the importance of the immune system with regard to the well-being of all animals. It has also been clearly demonstrated that chemicals can modify the immune response, some for the benefit of the animal, e.g., immunopharmaceuticals, and some in potentially harmful ways, e.g., chemical wastes and environmental pollutants. Adequate coverage of the new approaches to immunotoxicity testing would require a separate symposium. The volume of new methods being applied to all sorts of immunologic investigations is enormous, and the list of literature reports increases monthly. Thousands of compounds and their effects on the immune system require examination, and rapid, economical screening procedures would certainly benefit industry as well as health and regulatory agencies.