A rapid in vitro method of identifying contact allergens and irritants

Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 103-109

  Banerjee, Gautam ^a   Iyer, V J ^a   Cherian, K M ^a  

^a Hindustan Lever Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Antigen Presentation; Contact Allergy; Inter Leukins

Indexed keywords

1 FLUORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; 3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; ACETIC ACID; CHROMIUM; CONTACT ALLERGEN; CYTOKINE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2; IRRITANT AGENT; ISOEUGENOL; NICKEL; POLYSORBATE 20; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; CYTOTOXICITY; DENDRITIC CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING; T LYMPHOCYTE;

TRIXIS;

EID: 0038171406     PISSN: 15376516     EISSN: 15376524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15376510309838     Document Type: Article

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