The prediction of human skin responses by using the combined in vitro fluorescein leakage/Alamar Blue (resazurin) assay

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 493-504

  Clothier, Richard ^a   Starzec, Gemma ^a   Pradel, Lionel ^a   Baxter, Victoria ^a   Jones, Melanie ^a   Cox, Helen ^a   Noble, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alamar Blue resazurin; Fluorescein leakage; In vitro; Irritancy prediction

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; DETERGENT; FLUORESCEIN SODIUM; RESAZURIN; SURFACTANT; COLORING AGENT; FLUORESCEIN; FLUORESCENT DYE; OXAZINE DERIVATIVE; XANTHENE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL STRAIN; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAND WASHING; LAUNDRY; NONHUMAN; PATCH TEST; POWDER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ALLERGY; TIGHT JUNCTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELLS, CULTURED; COLORING AGENTS; COSMETICS; DETERGENTS; DOGS; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; MALE; OXAZINES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN; XANTHENES;

EID: 0036754712     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026119290203000503     Document Type: Article

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