Final Report of the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel on the Safety Assessment of Methyl Acetate

International Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 31, Issue , 2012, Pages 112S-136S

  Heldreth, Bart ^a   Bergfeld, Wilma F ^a   Belsito, Donald V ^a   Hill, Ronald A ^a   Klaassen, Curtis D ^a   Liebler, Daniel ^a   Marks, James G ^a   Shank, Ronald C ^a   Slaga, Thomas J ^a   Snyder, Paul W ^a   Andersen, F Alan ^a  

^a NW ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

cosmetics; methyl acetate; safety

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; COSMETIC; METHYL ACETATE;

ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACETATES; ANIMALS; COSMETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84872801512     PISSN: 10915818     EISSN: 1092874X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1091581812444142     Document Type: Article

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