In vitro skin irritation testing: Improving the sensitivity of the EpiDerm skin irritation test protocol

ATLA Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 671-689

  Kandárová, Helena ^a   Hayden, Patrick ^a   Klausner, Mitch ^a   Kubilus, Joseph ^a   Kearney, Paul ^a   Sheasgreen, John ^a  

^a MATTEK CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative methods; ECVAM; EpiDerm SIT; Follow up validation study; In vitro; MTT viability assay; Skin irritancy

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA;

ANIMAL TESTING REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EPIDERMIS CELL; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN TEST; TISSUE ENGINEERING; VALIDATION STUDY;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 77749298702     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026119290903700611     Document Type: Article

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