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In Vivo Study No: 136

METHODS

ChemicalMembraneConcentration mg/mlConcentration mg/mlloading (mg/cm2)SpeciesSiteArea (cm2)Occluded?Exposure Time (h)Analytical Method
MalathionNot Given 0.004AcetoneHumanVentral Forearm13224Radiolabelled (14C)

RESULTS

Length of Study (h)% Recovery+/-Dose remaining on surface (mg)% remaining on SurfaceDose remaining in stratum corneum (mg)% remaining in stratum corneumDose remaining in the viable skin% remaining in the viable skinAmount Absorbed (mg)% Absorbed+/-% Absorbed
120        0.0417.842.717.84
Maximal Flux (mcrg/cm2/h)Average Flux (mcrg/cm2/h)+/-Time Plasma/Blood Levels Peaked (h)Peak Blood Concentration (mg/l)nkp (cm/h)Lag Time (h)
     7  

NOTES

Corrected for incomplete urinary excretion by comparison with an IV dose administered to a Guinea Pig as it was too toxic to be intravenously administered to man

REFERENCE

Absorption Of Some Organic Compounds Through The Skin In Man (1970) J. Investig. Dermatol., 54 :399-404