Vol.14 No.2 (October 31, 2009)


ORIGINAL ARTICLE

    1.Morphological Characterization of a Reconstructed, Cultured Human Epidermal Model (LabCyte EPI-MODEL) As an Alternative to in Vivo Models
    Masakazu Katoh, Kentaro Kubo, Fumiyasu Hamajima, Takahiro Ogasawara, and Ken-ichiro Hata
    R&D Department, Japan Tissue Engineering Co., Ltd, Aichi, Japan
    (pp. 873-878)


ORIGINAL ARTICLE

    2.Real-time Evaluation of Hemocompatible Materials by Human Platelets as an Alternative to Animal Experimentation
    Katsuko S Furukawa1,2,3, Satoshi Seki4, Yuki Hirano4, Hanako Miki1,Kazuyuki Mizuhara4, Takashi Yamane5, Tetsuya Tateishi5 and Takashi Ushida1,2,3,6
    1Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
    2Furukawa Laboratory, Department of Bioegineering, School of Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
    3Nano-Bio Integration, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
    4Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Tokyo Denki University, Tokyo, Japan
    5Artificial Organ Group, Institute for Human Science and Biomedical Engineering, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ibaraki, Japan
    6Division of Biomedical Materials and Systems, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    (pp. 879-886)


ORIGINAL ARTICLE

    3.Novel Experimental System as an Alternative to Animal Experiments to Study the Skin Permeation of Drugs
    Toshinobu Seki, Tatsuya Sashida, Shinji Oshima, Yuya Egawa, Hiroko Nakagawa, Osamu Hosoya and Kazuhiko Juni
    Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University
    (pp. 887-897)



OTHER'S
20th Anniversary of ZEBET at BfR and 50 Years of the 3Rs Principle
(pp. 898-934)

VII World Congress on Alternatives & Animal Use in the Life Sciences(Snap photos)
(pp. 935-936)

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