Risk Assessment of 5-Chloro-2-Methylisothiazol-3(2H)-One/2-Methylisothiazol-3(2H)-One (CMIT/MIT) Used as a Preservative in Cosmetics |
Kim, Min Kook
(Division of Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University)
Kim, Kyu-Bong (College of Pharmacy, Dankook University) Lee, Joo Young (College of Pharmacy, The Catholic University of Korea) Kwack, Seung Jun (College of Natural Science, Changwon National University) Kwon, Yong Chan (Division of Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University) Kang, Ji Soo (Division of Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University) Kim, Hyung Sik (Division of Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University) Lee, Byung-Mu (Division of Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University) |
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