Background
Tin is an almost silver-white, lustrous, soft, very malleable and ductile metal.
SynonymsTin
UsesCollapsible tubes
Soldering alloys
Toothpaste
Tin-plating
Tin salts
Cross-Reactions
Unusual Reactions
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Referenties
| 1. |
Menne, T., et al., Tin: an overlooked
contact sensitizer?. Contact Dermatitis, 1987. 16(1): p. 9-10. |
| 2. |
Larsson, A., et al., Irritant and
sensitizing potential of copper, mercury and tin salts in
experimental contact stomatitis of rat oral mucosa. Contact
Dermatitis, 1990. 23(3): p. 146-53. |
| 3. |
de Fine Olivarius, F., E. Balslev,
and T. Menne, Skin reactivity to tin chloride and metallic tin.
Contact Dermatitis, 1993. 29(2): p. 110-1. |
Author(s):Allergology: background information on allergens.