In vitro cytotoxicity tests on cultured human skin fibroblasts to predict skin irritation potential of surfactants

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 345-349

  Lee, Jong Kwon ^a   Kim, Dai Byung ^a   Kim, Jong Il ^b   Kim, Pu Young ^a  

^a Korea Food and Drug Administration   (South Korea)

^b AmorePacific Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alamar blue; Fibroblast; NRU; Surfactants

Indexed keywords

ALAMAR BLUE; NEUTRAL RED; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PATCH TEST; SKIN FIBROBLAST; SKIN IRRITATION;

ADULT; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRRITANTS; NEUTRAL RED; PATCH TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 0033921110     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-2333(00)00028-X     Document Type: Article

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