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In Vitro Study No: 1631

METHODS

Chemical Conc. (mg/ml)Volume (ml)Loading (mg/cm2)VehicleSpeciesMembraneSiteArea (cm2)Cell TypeReceptor FluidTemp. (oC)Temp. MeasuredExposure Time (h)Study Length (h)OccludedAnalytical Method
Benzo[a]pyrene 0.01-0.020.0025AcetoneHairless MouseFull Thickness Skindorsal2Flow-throughculture medium Not Given16162Radiolabelled (3H)

RESULTS

% Recovery+/-% In Stratum Corneum+/-% in Viable Skin+/-% Penetrated+/-% Absorbed+/-s-s-flux (mcrg/cm2/h)+/-kp (cm/h)nLag Time (h)
90.776.87      1.980.96   9 

NOTES

Hairless SKH Mice were used. Results were given +/- SEM. I have converted these to SD for the purpose of this database. The % absorbed included the amount recovered in the receptor fluid, filter support and the residual activity in the individual wells.

REFERENCE

In Vitro Percutaneous Absorption in Mouse Skin: Influence of Skin Appendages (1988) Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol., 94 :93-103