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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Format: | Others |
Language: | English |
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1989
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006627 |