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In Vivo Study No: 532

METHODS

ChemicalMembraneConcentration mg/mlConcentration mg/mlloading (mg/cm2)SpeciesSiteArea (cm2)Occluded?Exposure Time (h)Analytical Method
AHTN0.24.50.170% aq. EthanolRatBack916Radiolabelled (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
691.3 0.620168.9  0.117913.10.08339.26 9.26
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)
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NOTES

Lister-Hooded (pigmented) rats were used. After dosing the application area was occluded with aluminium foil. % absorption was calculated from the amounts recovered in the: urine + cage wash + tissues

REFERENCE

The Systemic Exposure To The Polycyclic Musks, AHTN and HHCB, Under Conditions Of Use As Fragrance Ingredients: Evidence Of Lack Of Complete Absorption From A Skin Reservoir (1999) Toxicol. Lett., 111 :133-142