Oxidation of resin acids in colophony (rosin) and its implications for patch testing

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 58-63

  Sadhra, S ^a   Foulds, I S ^b   Gray, C N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Skin Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autoxidation; Colophony; GLC; Patch testing technique

Indexed keywords

ABIETIC ACID; DEHYDROABIETIC ACID; ROSIN;

AIR; ARTICLE; AUTOOXIDATION; GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIGHT; PATCH TEST; QUALITY CONTROL; STORAGE; TIME;

ALLERGENS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; HUMANS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PATCH TESTS; RESINS, PLANT; TARS;

EID: 0031679806     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05833.x     Document Type: Article

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