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Chemical sensitization and allergotoxicology
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Abstract
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| Chemical sensitization remains an important environmental and occupational health issue. A wide range of substances have been shown to possess the ability to induce skin sensitization or respiratory sensitization. As a consequence, there is a need to have appropriate methods to identify sensitizing agents. Although a considerable investment has been made in exploring opportunities to develop methods for hazard identification and characterization, there are, as yet, no validated nonanimal methods available. A state of the art of the different in vitro approaches to identify contact and respiratory capacity of chemicals is covered in this chapter. |
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Language
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English
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Molecular, clinical and environmental toxicology : volume 3 : environmental toxicology. - Basel, 2012
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Publication
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Basel
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Springer
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2012
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ISBN
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978-3-7643-8340-4
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DOI
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10.1007/978-3-7643-8340-4_10
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p. 289-314
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