Assessment of allergic potential

Drug Information Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 287-292

  Kimber, Ian ^a,b  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^b Central Toxicology Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact sensitization; Guinea pig assays; Hazard identification; Mouse predictive tests; Respiratory sensitization

Indexed keywords

1 CHLORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; ADJUVANT; CONTACT ALLERGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 4; TOLUENE DIISOCYANATE;

ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; GUINEA PIG; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; REVIEW; SKIN ALLERGY; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 0030046838     PISSN: 00928615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009286159603000134     Document Type: Review

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