Fragrance material review on α-methylbenzyl alcohol

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2012, Pages

  Scognamiglio, J ^a   Jones, L ^b   Letizia, C S ^a   Api, A M ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR FRAGRANCE MATERIALS   (United States)

^b Leah Jones Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Fragrance material methylbenzyl alcohol; Review

Indexed keywords

1 PHENYLETHANOL; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ARYL ALKYL ALCOHOL; BENZENE; FRAGRANCE; FREUND ADJUVANT; GLUCURONIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ATAXIA; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; COVALENT BOND; DERMATOLOGY; EXPOSURE; EYE IRRITATION; GENOTOXICITY; GUINEA PIG; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LD 50; LETHARGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PATCH TEST; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRODUCT SAFETY; REFRACTION INDEX; RELATIVE DENSITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SKIN TOXICITY; SOLUBILITY; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXICOKINETICS; VAPOR PRESSURE;

ANIMALS; BENZYL ALCOHOLS; HUMANS; MALE; PERFUME; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SKIN; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 84865795794     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2011.10.010     Document Type: Review

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