Further evaluation of the local lymph node assay in the final phase of an international collaborative trial

Toxicology

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 141-152

  Loveless, Scott E ^a   Ladics, Gregory S ^a   Gerberick, G Frank ^b   Ryan, Cindy A ^b   Basketter, David A ^c   Scholes, Edward W ^c   House, Robert V ^d   Hilton, Jennifer ^e   Dearman, Rebecca J ^e   Kimber, Ian ^e  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^c UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d IIT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical allergens; Hypersensitivity; Local lymph node assay; Predictive testing; Skin sensitization

Indexed keywords

1 CHLORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; 4 AMINOBENZOIC ACID; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; ALPHA HEXYLCINNAMALDEHYDE; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; EUGENOL; ISOEUGENOL; OXAZOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LYMPH NODE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SENSITIZATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029883183     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0300-483X(95)03279-O     Document Type: Article

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