The Dermal Sensitisation Threshold-A TTC approach for allergic contact dermatitis

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-200

  Safford, R J ^a  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Contact sensitisation; Threshold; Threshold of toxicological concern; TTC

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DERMAL SENSITISATION THRESHOLD; EUROPEAN LIST OF NOTIFIED CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE; EXPOSURE VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN SENSITIZATION; THRESHOLD OF TOXICOLOGICAL CONCERN; TOXICOLOGY;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPEAN UNION; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 44949253009     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2008.02.010     Document Type: Article

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