The isolated chicken eye test as a suitable in vitro method for determining the eye irritation potential of household cleaning products

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 272-281

  Schutte, K ^a   Prinsen, M K ^b   McNamee, P M ^a   Roggeband, R ^a  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alternative testing method; CEET; Chicken enucleated eye test; Eye irritation; Household cleaning products; ICE; In vitro test methods; Isolated chicken eye test; Low volume eye test; LVET

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; DETERGENT; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; FLUORESCEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA OPACITY; CORROSION; EYE IRRITATION; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; INDUSTRY; ISOLATED ORGAN; MALE; MARKETING; NONHUMAN; PACKAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DETERGENTS; EYE; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; IRRITANTS; MALE;

EID: 67650263406     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2009.05.008     Document Type: Article

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