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HESI<br />

<strong>ILSI</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Environmental</strong> <strong>Sciences</strong> Institute<br />

<strong>Life</strong> <strong>Stages</strong> <strong>Task</strong> <strong>Force</strong> Objectives<br />

• Reduce / refine/ replace animal usage<br />

• Optimize study design / allow flexibility<br />

• Exposure characteristics taken into account<br />

(route, level, frequency, duration)<br />

• Facilitate risk assessments for relevant lifestages<br />

• Tiered approach to testing<br />

Conolly, R.B. et al., Stimulating research to improve the scientific ific basis of risk assessment.<br />

Toxicol Sci. 49: 1-4, 1<br />

1999.<br />

Goodman, J.I. The traditional toxicologic paradigm is correct: dose d<br />

influences mechanism.<br />

Environ <strong>Health</strong> Perspect. 106, Suppl. 1: 285-288, 288, 1998.

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