Normal human keratinocyte assay to predict the human irritancy response

Nature Protocols

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 444-451

  Clothier, Richard ^a   Khammo, Nancy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b STERIS Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; NITRIC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; KERATINOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TOXICITY TESTING;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-1ALPHA; KERATINOCYTES; MACROPHAGES; NITRIC OXIDE; SKIN IRRITANCY TESTS;

EID: 34250674906     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2006.65     Document Type: Article

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