Both mercaptobenzothiazole and mercapto mix should be part of the standard series [1]

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 314-316

  Geier, J ^a   Uter, W ^b   Schnuch, A ^a   Brasch, J ^c   Gefeller, O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCAPTOBENZOTHIAZOLE;

ALLERGY TEST; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; HUMAN; LETTER; PATCH TEST; SKIN ALLERGY; STANDARD;

ALLERGENS; BENZOTHIAZOLES; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; EUROPE; HUMANS; PATCH TESTS; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33749548017     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2006.00964_1.x     Document Type: Letter

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