Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine, Volume. 45, Issue 4, 449(2025)

Key Challenges and Mitigation Strategies for Animal Pregnancy in Nonclinical Reproductive Toxicity Testing of Drugs

LIU Kun, LAN Qing, YI Bing, and XIE Xiaojie*
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  • Chengdu West China Frontier Pharmatech Co, Ltd, Chengdu 610041, China
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    LIU Kun, LAN Qing, YI Bing, XIE Xiaojie. Key Challenges and Mitigation Strategies for Animal Pregnancy in Nonclinical Reproductive Toxicity Testing of Drugs[J]. Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine, 2025, 45(4): 449

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    Received: Nov. 26, 2024

    Accepted: Sep. 10, 2025

    Published Online: Sep. 10, 2025

    The Author Email: XIE Xiaojie (xjxie@glpcd.com)

    DOI:10.12300/j.issn.1674-5817.2024.177

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