The development of an in vitro screening strategy for topically applied products

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 81-90

  Horan, Ian ^a   Clotworthy, Margaret ^b   Fokunang, Charles N ^c   Tomkins, Paul T ^a  

^a Athletic Rehabilitation Therapy Ireland   (Ireland)

^b MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3 D skin model; Dismutation; Nitroblue tetrazolium assay; Prostaglandin E2; Superoxide anion

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIECZEMA AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIPSORIASIS AGENT; ARACHIDONIC ACID; COMMIPHORA MYRRHA EXTRACT; CORTEX MAGNOLIA OFFINALIS EXTRACT; FLOS CATHAMI EXTRACT; FRUCTUS FORSYTHIAE EXTRACT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRRITANT AGENT; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL LINE; CELL VIABILITY; COMMIPHORA MYRRHA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORTEX MAGNOLIA OFFINALIS; CREAM; CYTOTOXICITY; DEVICE; DILUTION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DRUG TARGETING; ECZEMA; EXPOSURE; FLOS CATHAMI; FRUCTUS FORSYTHIAE; GENOTOXICITY; HERB; IN VITRO STUDY; LOTION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PSORIASIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0141792359     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(03)00229-0     Document Type: Article

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