Menthol: A review of its sensitization potential

Exogenous Dermatology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 74-80

  Ale, S Iris ^a,c   Hostýnek, Jurij J ^a,b   Maibach, Howard I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Euromerican Technol Resources Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Contact allergy; Menthol; Peppermint oil; Quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR)

Indexed keywords

MENTHOL; PEPPERMINT OIL;

CONTACT ALLERGY; DRUG SENSITIZATION; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; MENTHA ARVENSIS; MENTHA PIPERITA; PATCH TEST; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0037667911     PISSN: 14244616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000058336     Document Type: Review

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