Assessment of the optimized SkinEthic™ Reconstructed Human Epidermis (RHE) 42 bis skin irritation protocol over 39 test substances

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 245-256

  Tornier, Carine ^a   Amsellem, Carole ^b   Fraissinette, Anne de Brugerolle de ^a   Alépée, Nathalie ^c  

^a SkinEthic Laboratories   (France)

^b EPISKIN SNC   (France)

^c L ORÉAL RECHERCHE   (France)

Author keywords

RHE; Skin irritation; SkinEthic

Indexed keywords

10 UNDECENOIC ACID; 2 PROPANOL; DECANOIC ACID; DECANOL; HYDROXYCITRONELLAL; LAURIC ACID; NONANOIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; SALICYLIC ACID HEXYL ESTER; TERPINEOL; TRIETHYLENE GLYCOL;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATINOCYTE; PREDICTION; RELIABILITY; SKIN IRRITATION; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 72049086943     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2009.08.023     Document Type: Article

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