Use of genotoxicity information in the development of integrated testing strategies (ITS) for skin sensitization

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1519-1540

  Mekenyan, Ovanes ^a   Patlewicz, Grace ^b   Dimitrova, Gergana ^a   Kuseva, Chanita ^a   Todorov, Milen ^a   Stoeva, Stoyanka ^a   Kotov, Stefan ^a   Donner, E Maria ^a,b  

^a ASSEN ZLATAROV UNIVERSITY   (Bulgaria)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DNA BINDING; MUTAGENICITY; PROTEIN BINDING; SKIN SENSITIZATION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; ANIMALS; COSMETICS; DNA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEINS; SKIN; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77958102394     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: 15205010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx100161j     Document Type: Article

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