Dermal irritation of petrolatum in rabbits but not in mice, rats or minipigs

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 857-861

  Chandra, S A ^a   Peterson, R A ^a   Melich, D ^a   Merrill, C M ^a   Bailey, D ^a   Mellon Kusibab, K ^a   Adler, R ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermal irritation; Dermatopathology; Petrolatum; Petroleum jelly; Rabbits; Skin irritation; White petrolatum; Yellow petrolatum

Indexed keywords

PETROLATUM; WHITE PETROLATUM; COSMETIC;

ACANTHOSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HYPERKERATOSIS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MINIPIG; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RAT; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN IRRITATION; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DISEASE MODEL; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN DISEASE; SWINE; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TESTING; WISTAR RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANIMALS; COSMETICS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PETROLATUM; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN DISEASES; SWINE; SWINE, MINIATURE; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 84902981214     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.2895     Document Type: Article

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