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This digital document is an article from Manushi, published by Manushi on December 15, 2002. The length of the article is 4088 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Citation Details
Title: Defending the indefensible? Indian scientists use outmoded and discarded tests.
Author: Geeta Sheshamani
Publication: Manushi (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 15, 2002
Publisher: Manushi
Page: 27(9)Distributed by Thompson Gale
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Due to several advances in the methodology of international scientific research, there has been a shift away from the needless use of animals in scientific research. However, despite these developments, certain outdated practices continue in India while the rest of the world has discarded them.
Lethal Dose Experiment
Perhaps the most barbaric tool used to evaluate acute lethality from exposure to a substance or product are the Lethal Dose 50 (LD50) tests. LD50 tests are done to classify substances as being safe to transport, to provide information on acute intoxications, to standardise certain biological products, to set dose levels for subsequent toxicity studies, and finally to provide comparative information on the chemical dose response curve.
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