Sensitizing potential of acetaldehyde and formaldehyde using a modified cumulative contact enhancement test (CCET)

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 139-145

  Bergh, Margareta ^a   Karlberg, Ann Therese ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acetaldehyde; Allergic contact dermatitis; Cross reactivity; Cumulative contact enhancement test (CCET); Formaldehyde; Guinea pig sensititization; Surfactants; Topical sensitization

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; FORMALDEHYDE; SURFACTANT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; NONHUMAN; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0033032928     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1999.tb06011.x     Document Type: Article

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