Fragrance material review on l-menthol

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 11 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Bhatia, S P ^a   McGinty, D ^a   Letizia, C S ^a   Api, A M ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR FRAGRANCE MATERIALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Fragrance material; l Menthol; Review

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; FRAGRANCE; MENTHOL;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; EYE IRRITATION; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; ISOMER; METABOLISM; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; NOSE IRRITATION; SKIN SENSITIZATION; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CATS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; MENTHOL; MICE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; PERFUME; RATS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 55649090551     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2008.06.058     Document Type: Article

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