Development of a non-radioactive endpoint in a modified local lymph node assay

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 87-93

  Hariya, T ^a   Hatao, M ^a   Ichikawa, H ^a  

^a Skin Biology Research Laboratories   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contact hypersensitivity; IL 2; Local lymph node assay; Lymph node cell subset; Safety testing

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; INTERLEUKIN 2; IRRITANT AGENT; MERCAPTOBENZOTHIAZOLE; SOLVENT;

ALLERGENICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GUINEA PIG; LYMPH NODE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SAFETY;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; INTERLEUKIN-2; LYMPH NODES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; MURINAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0032927419     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(98)00102-1     Document Type: Article

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