Final report on the safety assessment of methoxyisopropanol and methoxyisopropyl acetate as used in cosmetics

International Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages 25-39

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ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; COSMETIC; FRAGRANCE; METHOXYISOPROPANOL; METHOXYISOPROPYL ACETATE; PROPANEDIOL DERIVATIVE; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EMBRYO; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLEPHAROSPASM; BLINKING; CARCINOGENICITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CHINESE HAMSTER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DNA SYNTHESIS; EMBRYOTOXICITY; EPIDIDYMIS; ESTRUS CYCLE; EXPERIMENTAL GUINEA PIG; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; EXPIRED AIR; EYE IRRITATION; FERTILITY; FETOTOXICITY; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENOTOXICITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH DISORDER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INGESTION; INHALATION; KIDNEY MASS; LACRIMATION; LD 50; LIVER HYPERTROPHY; LIVER TOXICITY; LIVER WEIGHT; MATERNAL WELFARE; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUTAGENICITY; NAIL; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NOSE IRRITATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODOR; PAINFUL BREATHING; PHODOPUS; PROGENY; PROSTATE; REVERTANT; REVIEW; RHINORRHEA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN IRRITATION; SURVIVAL; THROAT IRRITATION; TOXICITY TESTING; URINARY EXCRETION; VAPOR; VISCOSITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; COSMETICS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; SAFETY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAVIA; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS GRISEUS; MUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RATTUS;

EID: 54749117770     PISSN: 10915818     EISSN: 1092874X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10915810802244439     Document Type: Review

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