单词 | Draize test |
释义 | Draize testnoun A pharmacological test in which a substance is introduced into the eye or applied to the skin of a laboratory animal in order to ascertain the likely effect of that substance on the corresponding human tissue.This is an in vitro (test-tube) method that uses a vegetable protein from the Jack bean that is similar to the cornea of the human eye, eliminating the need to use the Draize test on animals....
Origin1970s: named after John H. Draize (1900–92), the American pharmacologist who helped to develop this type of test. |
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