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STUDIES on the percutaneous toxicity of liquids applied as small (100µ) droplets to the guinea pig-have shown that the presence of hair prevents some of the droplets from reaching the skin. Consequently, when the test liquid is applied in this droplet size, it shows less toxicity than an equivalent weight of large (400µ) droplets1.
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MURRAY, J. Effect of Chloral Hydrate on Growth of Hair. Nature 183, 984–985 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/183984a0
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