The slug mucosal irritation (SMI) assay: Development of a screening tool for the evaluation of ocular discomfort caused by shampoos

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1919-1925

  Lenoir, Joke ^a   Claerhout, Ilse ^b   Kestelyn, Philippe ^b   Klomp, Andre ^c   Remon, Jean Paul ^a   Adriaens, Els ^d  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c Sara Lee Household and Body Care Research   (Netherlands)

^d InvertTox ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Human eye irritation test; Ocular discomfort; Slug mucosal irritation assay; Surfactant based personal care products

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; HYALURONIC ACID; SHAMPOO;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE DISCOMFORT; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE IRRITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACRIMATION; MALE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SLUG MUCOSAL IRRITATION ASSAY; TOXIC SLUG;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EYE; FEMALE; GASTROPODA; HAIR PREPARATIONS; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCUS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TOXICITY TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

GASTROPODA;

EID: 82655172504     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: 18793177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2011.06.009     Document Type: Article

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