Review of skin irritation/corrosion hazards on the basis of human data: A Regulatory perspective

Interdisciplinary Toxicology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 98-104

  Basketter, David ^a   Jírova, Dagmar ^b   Kandárová, Helena ^c  

^a DABMEB CONSULTANCY LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

^c MatTek In vitro Life Science Laboratories   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Human 4 h human patch test; Regulatory toxicology; Skin irritation hazard

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXPOSURE; HAZARD; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PATCH TEST; SKIN IRRITATION;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 84874720246     PISSN: 13376853     EISSN: 13379569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10102-012-0017-2     Document Type: Article

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