Evaluation of barrier creams against sulphur mustard: (II) in vivo and in vitro studies using the domestic white pig

Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 235-247

  Chilcott, Robert P ^a   Dalton, Christopher H ^b   Ashley, Zoe ^b   Allen, Ceri E ^b   Bradley, Simon T ^b   Maidment, Michael P ^b   Jenner, John ^b   Brown, Roger F R ^b   Gwyther, Robert J ^b   Rice, Paul ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Biomedical Sciences ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical warfare agent; Reflectance spectroscopy; Skin protection; TEWL; Topical skin protectant

Indexed keywords

MUSTARD GAS; PERFLUORO COMPOUND;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; REFLECTOMETRY; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN TOXICITY; SKIN WATER LOSS; SWINE; TOXICITY TESTING; VAPOR; WOUND HEALING;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANIMALS; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; DIFFUSION CHAMBERS, CULTURE; EMOLLIENTS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBON POLYMERS; MUSTARD GAS; OINTMENTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION; SUS SCROFA; TIME FACTORS; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 34547824524     PISSN: 15569527     EISSN: 15569535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15569520701212373     Document Type: Article

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