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Toxicological Sciences 61, 199-200 (2001)
Copyright © 2001 by the Society of Toxicology

PROFILES IN TOXICOLOGY

The Foundation and Functions of the International Union of Toxicology (IUTOX)

Jens S. Schou*,1 and Christian M. Hodel{dagger}

* University of Copenhagen, Department of Pharmacology, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark; and {dagger} Hovat Pharma Consulting, Neubadstrasse 83, CH 4054, Switzerland

The International Union of Toxicology was founded in close cooperation with the Society of Toxicology (SOT) and the European counterpart society, the European Society for the Study of Drug Toxicity (ESSDT). Both societies were formed after the thalidomide event, in order to prevent similar toxicological disasters in the future, and to stimulate research in toxicology and in the development of new teratogenic and other testing systems. The founding of SOT was decided upon on March 4, 1961 in Washington, DC, and ESSDT was founded on September 26, 1962 in Zürich, Switzerland. The latter name was changed to the European Society of Toxicology (EST) in 1974 and to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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