Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity

Conventional
test method

Alternative Test Method

Last Reviewed
Name & Description Validation Status Regulatory Status Effect or Potential Effect on Animal Use

One-Generation Reproduction Toxicity Study (OECD TG 415) AND
Two-Generation Reproduction Toxicity Study (OECD TG 416)

Developmental Neurotoxicity Study (OECD TG 426) AND
Prenatal Developmental Toxicity Study (OECD TG 414)

Extended One-Generation Reproduction Toxicity Study
Description and references
No information OECD: TG 443 Reduction
(Use of fewer animals; more data collected from each animal)
May 2012
Repeated Dose 28-day Oral Toxicity Study in Rodents
(OECD TG 407) AND Reproduction / Developmental Toxicity Screening Test
(OECD TG 421)
Combined Repeated Dose Toxicity Study with the Reproduction/ Developmental Toxicity Screening Test
Description and references
No information OECD: TG 422 (1996) Reduction May 2012
Prenatal Developmental Toxicity Study
(OECD TG 414)
Embryonic Stem Cell Test (EST)
Description and references
EU: Endorsed as valid by ECVAM  for identifying non-, weakly and strongly embryotoxic chemicals
(2002)
None Reduction
(For use as in vitro component of in vitro/in vivo reproductive toxicity testing strategy)
May 2012
Micromass Embryotoxicity Assay
Description and references
EU: Validated by ECVAM for identifying strong embryotoxic chemicals (2002) None Refinement
(Uses embryos from killed animals)
May 2012
Whole Rat Embryo Embryotoxicity Assay
Description and references
EU: Validated by ECVAM for identifying strong, weakly and non-embryotoxic chemicals (2000) No information Refinement
(Uses embryos from killed animals)
May 2012
Frog Embryo Teratogenesis Assay- Xenopus (FETAX)
Description and references
US: ICCVAM review concluded that FETAX was not sufficiently validated or optimized for regulatory purposes. Future activities were recommended (2000). None Replacement

OR

Reduction

May 2012

 

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