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The National Toxicology Program - Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods
The National Toxicology Program (NTP) Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM), on behalf of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM), announces recommendations for the reduced murine Local Lymph Node Assay (LLNA).
Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM).
A list of alternative safety testing methods that are accepted by U.S. and international regulatory authorities. These methods can significantly reduce animal use and improve animal welfare.
USDA. ARS. National Agricultural Library.
The National Agricultural Library's Agricultural Thesaurus entry for "local lymph node assay" includes a definition of the term as well as links to simple keyword searches in Agricola and Google Scholar.
Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods; National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods.
The Murine Local Lymph Node Assay (LLNA) is an alternative test method for assessing the allergic contact dermatitis potential of chemicals. A 1999 report from ICCVAM and NICEATM.