The potential use of non-invasive methods in the safety assessment of cosmetic products: The report and recommendations of an ECVAM/EEMCO Workshop (ECVAM Workshop 36)

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 515-537

  Rogiers, Vera ^a,b   Balls, Michael ^b   Basketter, David ^c   Berardesca, Enzo ^d   Edwards, Christopher ^e   Elsner, Peter ^f   Ennen, Joachim ^g   Lévêque, Jean Luc ^h   Lóden, Marie ⁱ   Masson, Philippe ^j   Parra, José ^k   Paye, Marc ^l   Piérard, Gérald ^m   Rodrigues, Luis ⁿ   Schaefer, Hans ^h   Salter, David ^o   Zuang, Valérie ^b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^e CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^g BEIERSDORF AG   (Germany)

^h L ORÉAL RECHERCHE   (France)

ⁱ Box 542   (Sweden)

^j EVIC CEBA   (France)

^k DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

^l Advanced Technology Department   (Belgium)

^m UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

ⁿ RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINES IMED ULISBOA   (Portugal)

^o Cussons House   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; IRRITANT AGENT;

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; COSMETIC INDUSTRY; DERMATOLOGY; DERMIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; IMAGING; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN COLOR; SKIN PROTECTION; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM; TENSILE STRENGTH; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0032818551     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026119299902700404     Document Type: Conference Paper

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