title: A selection of candidate compounds for in vitro teratogenesis test validation.
abstract: The Consensus Workshop on In Vitro Teratogenesis Testing recommended that test validation be facilitated by a listing of agents with defined teratogenicity; subsequently, a panel was convened to review and select such agents. This communication established a list of 47 compounds or conditions which demonstrate a wide range of teratogenicity in vivo. The agents were chosen primarily on the strength of the literature base denoting their in vivo effects. The tables note a number of general biological and toxicological characteristics for each agent, and the details of representative in vivo teratology studies are summarized and referenced. This list is intended to serve as a base for in vitro teratogenesis test validation and should prove useful in developing and identifying those systems which will contribute to a more effective testing program.
mesh_terms: D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced; D000818:Animals; D001711:Biotransformation; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D013723:Teratogens / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D013723:Teratogens