Local lymph node activation and IgE responses in Brown Norway and Wistar rats after dermal application of sensitizing and non-sensitizing chemicals

Toxicology

Volumn 117, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 229-237

  Arts, Josje H E ^a   Dröge, Sonja C M ^a   Spanhaak, Steven ^a   Bloksma, Nanne ^b   Penninks, André H ^a   Kuper, C Frieke ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dermal application; IgE; Lymph node activation; Rats; Sensitizers

Indexed keywords

1 CHLORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; ALLERGEN; FORMALDEHYDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; SALICYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; TRIMELLITIC ANHYDRIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LYMPH NODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSITIZATION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CELL DIVISION; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DINITROCHLOROBENZENE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FORMALDEHYDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LYMPH NODES; ORGAN SIZE; PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SALICYLATES; SKIN TESTS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0031588783     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-483X(96)03576-7     Document Type: Article

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