Alternative Methods for Skin Sensitisation Testing

3L'Oreal, 1 Avenue Eugene Schueller, 93600 Aulnay-sous-Bois, France; 4Unilever Environmental Safety Laboratory, Colworth House, Sharnbrook, Bedford MK44 1LQ, UK; 5Laboratoire de Toxicologie, Istituto di Scienze Farmacologiche, Via Balzaretti 9, 20133 Milan, Italy; School of Pharmacy and Chemistry, Liverpool John Moores University, Byrom Street, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK; Department of Dermatology and Pathology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 8Beiersdorf Immunology, Cosmed Division, PGU Skin Research Center, Unnastrasse 48, 20245 Hamburg, Germany; Department of Dermatology, University of Mainz, Langenbeckstrasse 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany; Allergy Unit, Division of . Immunology and Allergy, Clinique de Dermatologie, Hopital Cantonal Universitaire, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland; ZENECA Central Toxicology Laboratory, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK10 4TJ, UK; Laboratoire de Dermatochimie, Clinique Dermatologique, CHU, 67091 Strasbourg, France; INSERM UR 346, Clinique Dermatologique, Hopital Edouard Herriot, 69437 Lyon 03, France; 14Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Leiden, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands

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