title: Is the mouse weight gain test outdated as a model for the assessment of pertussis toxicity?
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Straaten-van der Kappelle
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van der Gun
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van der Ark
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hendriksen
mesh_terms: D000826:Animal Testing Alternatives / Q000379:methods*; D000818:Animals; D001681:Biological Assay / Q000379:methods; D016466:CHO Cells; D006224:Cricetinae; D006632:Histamine; D008033:Limulus Test; D051379:Mice; D010455:Peptides; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D015430:Weight Gain / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine; C046698:leukocyte mobilizing factor; D006632:Histamine