Experimental study for the development of an in vitro test for contact allergens. 2. Comparison of the in vitro sensitization test with the guinea pig maximization test for contact allergens

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 228-234

  Arimura, Makoto ^b   Yokozeki, Hiroo ^a   Katayama, Ichiro ^c   Nakamura, Tsuneaki ^b   Masuda, Mitsuteru ^b   Nishioka, Kiyoshi ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b LION CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contact allergen; Guinea pig maximization test; In vitro predictive test

Indexed keywords

BENZOCAINE; CONTACT ALLERGEN; IRRITANT AGENT; MITOMYCIN C;

ALLERGY TEST; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SPLEEN CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; BENZOCAINE; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; GUINEA PIGS; HAPTENS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNIZATION; IRRITANTS; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MITOMYCIN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0031906577     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000023905     Document Type: Article

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