Contents:

1. Skin Permeability
2. Occlusion and Barrier Function
3. Percutaneous Absorption of Complex Chemical Mixtures
4. Anatomical Factors Affecting Barrier Function
5. Percutaneous Absorption: Role of Lipids
6. Percutaneous Absorption: Short-Term Exposure, Lag Time, Multiple Exposures, Model Variations, and Absorption from Clothing
7. Chemical Partitioning into Powdered Human Stratum Corneum: A Useful In Vitro Model for Studying Interaction of Chemical and Human Skin
8. Sensitive Skin
9. Transdermal Drug Delivery System - An Overview
10. Iontophoresis
11. Irritant Dermatitis (Irritation)
12. Allergic Contact Dermatitis
13. Irritant Contact Dermatitis versus Allergic Contact Dermatitis
14. Molecular Basis of Allergic Contact Dermatitis
15. Systemic Contact Dermatitis
16. Permeability of Human Skin to Metals and Paths for Their Diffusion
17. Photoirritation (Phototoxicity, Phototoxic Dermatitis)
18. Chemically Induced Scleroderma
19. Chemical Agents that Cause Depigmentation
20. Sulfur Mustard: A Chemical Vesicant Model
21. Carcinogenesis: Current Trends in Skin Cancer Research
22. Retinoids and Their Mechanisms to Toxicity
23. Skin Disorders Caused by Cosmetics in China
24. Drug Induced Ocular Phototoxicity
25. Water: Is It an Irritant?
26. Sodium Lauryl Sulfate in Dermatotoxicology
27. Barrier Creams
28. Methods for In Vitro Percutaneous Absorption
29. Tape Stripping Method and Stratum Corneum
30. Percutaneous Absorption of Hazardous Substances from Soil and Water
31. Isolated Perfused Porcine Skin Flap
32. Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling
33. Methods for In Vitro Skin Metabolism Studies
34. Transdermal Drug Delivery Systems: Dermatologic and Other Adverse Reactions
35. Predictive Toxicology Methods for Transdermal Delivery Systems
36. Animal, Human, and In Vitro Test Methods for Predicting Skin Irritation
37. Analysis of Structural Change in Intercellular Lipids of Human Stratum Corneum Induced by Surfactants: Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Study
38. Test Methods for Allergic Contact Dermatitis in Animals
39. Test Methods for Allergic Contact Dermatitis in Humans
40. Immunoadjuvants in Prospective Testing for Contact Allergens
41. The Local Lymph Node Assay
42. Contact Urticaria and the Contact Urticaria Syndrome (Immediate Contact Reactions)
43. An Optimized In Vitro Approach to Assess Skin Irritation and Phototoxicity of Topical Vehicles
44. Photoirritation (Phototoxicity) Testing in Humans
45. Measuring and Quantifying Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure
46. Use of Pig Skin Preparations in Novel Diffusion Cell Arrays to Measure Skin Absorption and to Evaluate Potential Chemical Toxicity
47. Determination of Subclinical Changes of Barrier Function
48. Assessing the Validity of Alternative Methods for Toxicity Testing
49. Animal Models for Immunologic and Nonimmunologic Contact Urticaria
50. Diagnostic Tests in Dermatology: Patch and Photopatch Testing and Contact Urticaria
51. Cosmetic Reactions
52. Evaluating Efficacy of Barrier Creams: In Vitro and In Vivo Models
53. Light-Induced Dermal Toxicity: Effects on the Cellular and Molecular Levels