title: Testing for skin sensitization according to the notification procedure for new chemicals: the Magnusson and Kligman test.
abstract: The notification procedure for new chemicals in the European Union (called the Chemicals Act in Germany) requires a skin sensitization test when the amount of a new chemical produced exceeds 100 kg/year. The preferred test is that of Magnusson and Kligman; more than 90% of the tests submitted are performed with it. Though the Magnusson and Kligman test is described in the literature, and in the test guidelines of the European Union and of the OECD, discrepancies do occur in the performance of the test between test laboratories. In this paper, recommendations are given for standardized performance of the Magnusson and Kligman test.
authors.affiliation: Department for the Assessment of Chemicals, Max von Pettenkofer-Institut, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schlede
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eppler
mesh_terms: D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000818:Animals; D004306:Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic; D004337:Drug Carriers; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000276:immunology; D004890:Erythema / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000276:immunology; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007271:Injections, Intradermal; D007509:Irritants / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D012882:Skin Tests / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004337:Drug Carriers; D007509:Irritants