Methyldibromoglutaronitrile: Skin sensitization and quantitative risk assessment

Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 4-9

  Basketter, David A ^a  

^a DABMEB CONSULTANCY LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EC3 value; Induction thresholds; Local lymph node assay; Methyldibromoglutaronitrile; Preservatives; Quantitative risk assessment; Skin sensitization

Indexed keywords

2 BROMO 2 BROMOMETHYLGLUTARONITRILE;

ACCURACY; CELL PROLIFERATION; LYMPH NODE; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; COSMETICS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; LOCAL LYMPH NODE ASSAY; NITRILES; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 77149170815     PISSN: 15569527     EISSN: 15569535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15569520903351151     Document Type: Review

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