Lack of nephrotoxicity and renal cell proliferation following subchronic dermal application of a hydroquinone cream

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 609-616

  David, R M ^a   English, J C ^a   Totman, L C ^b   Moyer, C ^c   O'Donoghue, J L ^a  

^a EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY   (United States)

^b Nonprescription Drug M   (United States)

^c Labpath Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HYDROQUINONE; IDITOL DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; KIDNEY TUBULE CELL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TOXICITY TESTING;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HYDROQUINONES; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TUBULES; MALE; OINTMENTS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; ORGAN SIZE; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; SKIN; URINALYSIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031825301     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(98)00014-3     Document Type: Article

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