Effects of experimental conditions on absorption of glycol ethers through human skin in vitro

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 519-527

  Wilkinson, Simon C ^a   Williams, Faith M ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

In vitro models; Organic solvents; Skin absorption

Indexed keywords

2 BUTOXYETHANOL; 2 ETHOXYETHANOL; 2 PROPANOL; ETHER DERIVATIVE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BREAST; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DERMATOME; DIFFUSION; DILUTION; EXPERIMENTATION; FETAL CALF SERUM; FILTER; FLOW KINETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PREDICTION; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN PERMEABILITY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STEADY STATE; TISSUE CULTURE; TOXICITY TESTING; VOLATILIZATION;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DIFFUSION; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; SKIN ABSORPTION; SOLVENTS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 0036820742     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-002-0367-8     Document Type: Article

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