Murine local lymph node assay for predictive testing of allergenicity: Two irritants caused significant proliferation

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 433-437

  Montelius, Johan ^a   Wahlkvist, Helen ^a   Boman, Anders ^b   Wahlberg, Jan E ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Contact allergens; LLNA; Methyl salicylate; Mouse; Nonanoic acid; Predictive testing

Indexed keywords

2 BUTANONE; ALLERGEN; IRRITANT AGENT; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; NONANOIC ACID; SALICYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; LYMPH NODE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; BUTANONES; CELL DIVISION; CHLOROFORM; DETERGENTS; DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; FIXATIVES; IRRITANTS; LYMPH NODES; METHANOL; MICE; MICE, INBRED CBA; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; OCTOXYNOL; OXALIC ACID; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REDUCING AGENTS; SALICYLATES; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SOLVENTS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; VEHICLES;

EID: 0031733058     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000155598442728     Document Type: Article

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