Designation of substances as skin sensitizing chemicals: A reply

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 157-159

  Schnuch, A ^a   Lessmann, H ^b   Becker, D ^b   Diepgen, T L ^b   Drexler, H ^b   Erdmann, S ^b   Fartasch, M ^b   Greim, H ^b   Kricke Helling, P ^b   Merget, R ^b   Merk, H ^b   Nowak, D ^b   Rothe, A ^b   Stropp, G ^b   Wallenstein, G ^b   Uter, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZYL BENZOATE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CONTACT ALLERGEN; ISOEUGENOL; LINALOOL;

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SENSIBILITY; SKIN SENSITIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SKIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 20944434443     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0960327105ht512xx     Document Type: Letter

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