The mucosal toxicity of different benzalkonium chloride analogues evaluated with an alternative test using slugs

Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 937-942

  Adriaens, E ^a   Dierckens, K ^a   Bauters, T G M ^a   Nelis, H J ^a   Van Goethem, F ^b   Vanparys, P ^b   Remon, J P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b JANSSEN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; BAC analogues; BCOP assay; Mucosal toxicity; Slug

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE IRRITATION; GASTROPOD; MUCOSA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TOXICITY TESTING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; CATTLE; CORNEA; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; IRRITANTS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLLUSCA; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; MUCUS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 0034872948     PISSN: 07248741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010928025753     Document Type: Article

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