Evaluation of the health aspects of methyl paraben: A review of the published literature

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1335-1373

  Soni, M G ^a   Taylor, S L ^b   Greenberg, N A ^c   Burdock, G A ^a  

^a Burdock Group   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c Novartis Nutrition Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Cosmetic; Drug; Excipient; Food additive; Food ingredient; Methyl paraben; Preservative; Safety

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; COSMETIC; DRUG PRESERVATIVE; FOOD PRESERVATIVE; METHYL PARABEN;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ALLERGY; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONJUGATION; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTACT SENSITIVITY; CYTOTOXICITY; DEPLETION; DEPOLARIZATION; EMBRYOTOXICITY; EVALUATION; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; IMMUNOTOXICITY; MITOCHONDRION; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN TOXICITY; TERATOGENICITY; URINARY EXCRETION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; COSMETICS; FOOD ADDITIVES; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; PARABENS; SKIN DISEASES; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036774921     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(02)00107-2     Document Type: Review

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