The respiratory local lymph node assay as a tool to study respiratory sensitizers

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 423-434

  Arts, Josje H E ^a,b   de Jong, Wim H ^c   van Triel, Jos J ^a   Schijf, Marcel A ^a   de Klerk, Arja ^c   van Loveren, Henk ^c,d   Kuper, C Frieke ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b AKZO NOBEL CENTRAL RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Contact allergy; LLNA; Potency; Respiratory allergy; Sensitizers

Indexed keywords

1 CHLORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; ALLERGEN; FORMALDEHYDE; HEXAMETHYLENE DIISOCYANATE; ISOPHORONE; OXAZOLONE; PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE; SALICYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; TRIMELLITIC ANHYDRIDE;

AIRWAY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LOCAL LYMPH NODE ASSAY; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT EXAMINATION; SKIN SENSITIZATION; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LOCAL LYMPH NODE ASSAY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; ORGAN SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

MUS;

EID: 56649108217     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfn199     Document Type: Article

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