Toxicology of Industrial Compounds

204 EVALUATION OF TOXICITY TO THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
Table 15.3 Proposed amendment to the subdivision F guideline requirements to
provide for an evaluation of the immunotoxicity of chemical pesticides
proposals is a flow diagram for the evaluation of results from this basic
study for hazard identification and conclusions drawn from it. This flow
diagram, shown in Figure 15.1, could be helpful for the evaluation of
results obtained from incorporation of a basic immunotoxicity test battery
into studies with routinely treated animals.
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