Regional variation of nonimmunologic contact urticaria

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 312-321

  Shriner, David L ^a   Maibach, Howard I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzoic acid; Blood flow; Contact irritation; Cutaneous; pH; Stratum corneum hydration; Temperature; Transepidermal water loss

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT URTICARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FACE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDRATION; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; NECK; NORMAL HUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BENZOATES; BENZOIC ACID; FACE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; OINTMENT BASES; PETROLATUM; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; URTICARIA; WATER;

EID: 0029772650     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: 16605535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000211433     Document Type: Article

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