Title: skin sensitization test
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - skin sensitization test
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.13682
Status: current

Definition
Any test used to study skin hypersensitivity such as the guinea pig maximization test or the Buehler test.

Related Terms
- Buehler test: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/12964
- guinea pig maximization test: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13188
- hypersensitivity: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13241

Source
- PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1245 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)

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Citation: Citation: 'skin sensitization test' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.13682
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