The value and limitations of rechallenge in the guinea pig maximization test

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 135-140

  Frankild, S ^a   Basketter, D A ^b   Andersen, K E ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact allergy; Cross sensitization; Dose response; False positive; GPMT; Guinea pig maximization test; Rechallenge

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC REACTION; CONTACT ALLERGY; GUINEA PIG; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATCH TEST; PROVOCATION TEST; REVIEW; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CROSS REACTIONS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; GUIDELINES; GUINEA PIGS; IRRITANTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN TESTS; VEHICLES;

EID: 0029829578     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02330.x     Document Type: Review

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