An interlaboratory study of the reproducibility and relevance of Episkin, a reconstructed human epidermis, in the assessment of cosmetics irritancy

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 295-304

  Roguet, R ^a   Cohen, C ^a   Robles, C ^b   Courtellemont, P ^c   Tolle, M ^a   Guillot, J P ^e   Pouradier Duteil, X ^d  

^a L ORÉAL RECHERCHE   (France)

^b SANOFI   (France)

^c Christian Dior   (France)

^d IMEDEX   (France)

^e Institut d'Expertise Clinique   (France)

Author keywords

Alternative method; Cutaneous irritancy; Ocular irritancy; Reconstructed epidermis; Validation

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EPIDERMIS; EYE IRRITATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATINOCYTE; MEDIATOR RELEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCREENING; SKIN IRRITATION;

EID: 0031849105     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-2333(97)00108-2     Document Type: Article

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