A hairless mouse model for assessing the chronic toxicity of topically applied chemicals

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 36, Issue 9-10, 1998, Pages 867-878

  Kligman, A M ^a   Kligman, L H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic toxicity; Hairless mouse; Topical chemicals

Indexed keywords

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; CHEMICAL AGENT; COSMETIC; DITHRANOL; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; GLYCOLIC ACID; IRRITANT AGENT; KEROSENE; LACTIC ACID; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; RETINOIC ACID; SALICYLIC ACID; TOPICAL AGENT; XYLENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; KERATINOCYTE; MODEL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUDE MOUSE; SKIN TOXICITY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; CARCINOGENS; FEMALE; HYDROXY ACIDS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IRRITANTS; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; MICE; MICE, INBRED HRS; MYRISTATES; NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; SKIN; SOLVENTS; STAINING AND LABELING; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TOXICITY TESTS; TRETINOIN;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; MUS MUSCULUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0031709777     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(98)00045-3     Document Type: Article

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