Extent of initial corneal injury as the mechanistic basis for ocular irritation: Key findings and recommendations for the development of alternative assays

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 106-117

  Maurer, James K ^a,c   Parker, Ron D ^a   Jester, James V ^b  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Pathology Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative; Confocal microscopy; Ocular injury; Rabbit eye irritation

Indexed keywords

IRRITANT AGENT; SURFACTANT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; EYE IRRITATION; HYPOTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0036974321     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/rtph.2002.1551     Document Type: Article

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