A comparative study of the sensitivity of the 3-induction and 9-induction Buehler test procedures for assessing skin sensitisation potential

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-75

  Botham, P ^a   Urtizberea, M ^b   Wiemann, C ^c   Manciaux, X ^d   Tilbury, L ^e   Vohr, H W ^f   Allen, S ^a   Carmichael, N G ^b   De Jouffrey, S ^d  

^a JEALOTT S HILL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b BAYER AG   (Germany)

^c BASF SE   (Germany)

^d France   (France)

^e DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^f BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA HEXYLCINNAMALDEHYDE; FORMALDEHYDE; FRAGRANCE; MERCAPTOBENZOTHIAZOLE; PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE; THIOMERSAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NONHUMAN; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; STANDARD; TOXICITY TESTING;

ALLERGENS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; LOCAL LYMPH NODE ASSAY; MALE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TESTS; TIME FACTORS; TOXICOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 9744261683     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2004.08.013     Document Type: Article

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