Proposal for a risk assessment methodology for skin sensitization based on sensitization potency data

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 269-290

  Griem, Peter ^a,b   Goebel, Carsten ^a   Scheffler, Heike ^a  

^a Wella AG   (Germany)

^b CLARIANT PRODUKTE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Extrapolation factor; Human repeat insult patch test; Local lymph node assay; Risk assessment; Sensitizing potency; Skin sensitization

Indexed keywords

CINNAMALDEHYDE; ISOTHIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE; METHYLISOTHIAZOLINE; NICKEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOCAL LYMPH NODE ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; SPECIES COMPARISON; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0242456077     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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