Skin contamination as pathway for nicotine intoxication in vapers

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 41, Issue , 2017, Pages 102-105

  Maina, Giovanni ^a   Castagnoli, Carlotta ^b   Ghione, Giordana ^b   Passini, Valter ^b   Adami, Gianpiero ^c   Larese Filon, Francesca ^c   Crosera, Matteo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b CITTÀ DELLA SALUTE E DELLA SCIENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

E cigarettes; E liquids; In vitro experiment; Nicotine; Percutaneous absorption; Vaper

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN PENETRATION; TOXICITY TESTING; VAPING; DECONTAMINATION; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SKIN;

DECONTAMINATION; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES; MALE; NICOTINE; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION;

EID: 85014527945     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: 18793177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2017.02.022     Document Type: Article

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