Significant exposures to isoeugenol derivatives in perfumes

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 278-281

  Rastogi, Suresh Chandra ^a   Johansen, Jeanne Duus ^b  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Allergy; Fragrances; Isoeugenol; Isoeugenyl actetate; Perfumes; Risk; Sensitization; Skin metabolism

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; ISOEUGENOL; ISOEUGENYLACETATE; PERFUME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXPOSURE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY;

ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; ETHERS; EUGENOL; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; MALE; PERFUME;

EID: 42149087191     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2007.01283.x     Document Type: Article

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