The human skin-blanching assay as an indicator of topical corticosteroid bioavailability and potency: an update

The human skin-blanching (or vasoconstrictor) assay has evolved from initial observations that corticosteroids induce a pallor or whitening of the skin to which they are applied. McKenzie and Stoughton (1962) are generally recognized as having developed the first scientific bioassay for comparing co...

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Main Authors: Smith, E W, Meyer, E, Haigh, J M, Maibach, H I
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 1989
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006627