The effect of occlusive and unocclusive exposure to xylene and benzene on skin irritation and molecular responses in hairless rats

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 294-301

  Chatterjee, A ^a   Babu, R J ^a   Ahaghotu, E ^a   Singh, M ^a  

^a FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; Dermal exposure; Skin irritation; Xylene

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; XYLENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ERYTHEMA; HILL REACTION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN PERMEABILITY; SKIN WATER LOSS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANIMALS; BENZENE; CYTOKINES; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; FEMALE; MALE; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RATS; RATS, NUDE; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN IRRITANCY TESTS; WATER; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE; XYLENES;

EID: 20044380165     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-004-0629-1     Document Type: Article

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