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The non-immunological irritancy potential of a chemical substance on skin or mucous membranes is one of the informations required for product development or marketing procedures. The risks of skin or mucous membrane irritancy have to be known for official registration as well as for occupational aspects, transportation or consumer use (1).
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Pitterman, W., Bartnik, F., Künstler, K. (1988). Acute Dermal Toxicity: Morphological Response of the Hairless Mice Skin Organ Culture. In: Beynen, A.C., Solleveld, H.A. (eds) New Developments in Biosciences: Their Implications for Laboratory Animal Science. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3281-4_35
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