Use of an ex vivo local lymph node assay to assess contact hypersensitivity potential

Journal of Immunotoxicology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 271-277

  Piccotti, Joseph R ^a,b   Kawabata, Thomas T ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

BALB c mice; LLNA; Skin sensitization; Topical

Indexed keywords

1 CHLORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; ACETOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CINNAMALDEHYDE; CINNAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CITRAL; EUGENOL; HYDROXYCITRONELLAL; ISOEUGENOL; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER;

ACCURACY; ALLERGENICITY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTACT ALLERGY; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; INCUBATION TIME; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; LOCAL LYMPH NODE ASSAY; LYMPH NODE CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

ANIMALS; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; FEMALE; LOCAL LYMPH NODE ASSAY; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 53149108950     PISSN: 1547691X     EISSN: 1547691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15376510802311961     Document Type: Article

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