Toxicity studies: Subchronic
Subchronic Toxicity Studies are used to determine crucial parameters for chronic toxicity studies, which include, but are not limited to the following:
- Establish adverse effects, not detected in short-term studies
- Identify the observed effect of dose levels and NOAEL (no-observed-adverse-effect-level)
- Provide data for dose selection for chronic toxicity
- Identify the target organ/site of action
- Provide data extrapolation for regulatory agencies
- Forecast a risk assessment