Assessment of initial damage and recovery following exposure of MDCK cells to an irritant

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 13, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 713-717

  Clothier, R ^a   Starzec, G ^a   Stipho, S ^a   Kwong, Y C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell adhesion junctions; Ocular irritation; Repeat exposure

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; POLYSORBATE 20;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL ADHESION; CELL STRAIN; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE IRRITATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MEMBRANE; MODEL; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0032816931     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-2333(99)00054-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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