Toxic carriers in pepper sprays may cause corneal erosion

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 155-162

  Holopainen, Juha M ^a   Moilanen, Jukka A O ^a   Hack, Tapani ^b   Tervo, Timo M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Hyvinkää Police Department   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chemical burn; Cornea; In vivo confocal microscopy; Oleoresin capsicum; Pepper spray

Indexed keywords

DICHLOROMETHANE; IRRITANT AGENT; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA EROSION; IN VIVO STUDY; MARKETING; NONHUMAN; PEPPER; SLIT LAMP;

CAPSICUM;

EID: 0037291882     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-008X(02)00015-7     Document Type: Article

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