diethyl malonate/arnold-chiari malformation

An in vitro apparatus was developed to determine the evaporation and percutaneous penetration of radiolabeled chemicals applied to pig skin. The dermal side of the skin was mounted on a penetration cell. Appearance of radioactivity in the fluid flowing past the dermal side of the skin indicated

The human skin grafted athymic nude mouse, pig skin grafted athymic nude mouse, hairless dog, and weanling Yorkshire pig were evaluated as models for predicting skin penetration in man. Nine radiolabeled compounds previously tested on man were applied topically (4 micrograms/cm2) to each animal.