Assessment of the ear swelling test and the local lymph node assay in hamsters

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 167-172

  Clottens, Frank L ^a   Breyssens, Ann ^a   De Raeve, Hilde ^a   Demedts, Maurits ^a   Nemery, Benoit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hamster; Local lymph node assay (LLNA); Mouse ear swelling test (MEST); Oxazolone; Potassium dichromate

Indexed keywords

DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; OXAZOLONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR; FEMALE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SENSITIZATION; SKIN EDEMA; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 0030004716     PISSN: 10568719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1056-8719(96)00028-7     Document Type: Article

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