phototoxicity test

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Procedure used to identify the phototoxic potential of a test substance. The substance is administered either systemically or topically on the skin, and light is subsequently shone on the skin to photoexcite the substance.
Note: There is also an in vitro test using photoexposure of treated Balb c/3T3 cells followed by viability testing.
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1229 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'phototoxicity test' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.13571 RIS BibTex EndNote
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