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RECORD NUMBER: 4 OF 17| Main Title | Contact sensitisation : classification according to potency. | |||||||||||
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| Publisher | European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals, | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 2003 | |||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 52770685 | |||||||||||
| ISSN | 0773-8072-87 | |||||||||||
| Subjects | Contact dermatitis--Classification ; Chemicals--Allergenicity ; Allergens--Testing | |||||||||||
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| Collation | 29 p. ; 28 cm. | |||||||||||
| Notes | Cover title. "April 2003." Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Contents Notes | Summary -- Background -- Introduction -- Skin sensitization test methods and their use in categorization of skin sensitizing chemicals according to potency -- The local lymph node assay -- Guinea pig tests -- Guinea pig maximization test -- The occluded patch test of Buehler -- Recommendations regarding use of animal models -- Potency in practice: classification and labeling -- Substances -- Preparations -- Proposals -- Elicitation of allergic contact dermatitis -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Bibliography -- Members of the Task Force -- Members of the Scientific Committee. |