Rapid integrity assessment of rat and human epidermal membranes for in vitro dermal regulatory testing: Correlation of electrical resistance with tritiated water permeability

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 731-740

  Fasano, W J ^a   Manning, L A ^a   Green, J W ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternating current; Electrical resistance; Membrane integrity assessment; Triated water permeability coefficient

Indexed keywords

TRITIUM OXIDE; TRITIUM; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; EPIDERMIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; RAT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKIN PENETRATION; SKIN TEST; TEMPERATURE; WATER PERMEABILITY; ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; KINETICS; PERMEABILITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TOXICITY TESTING;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL MEMBRANE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; KINETICS; PERMEABILITY; RATS; SKIN; TOXICITY TESTS; TRITIUM; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 0036889871     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-2333(02)00084-X     Document Type: Article

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