Isolated colophony allergens as screening substances for contact allergy

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 201-207

  Karlberg, Ann Therese ^a   Gäfvert, Elisabeth ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Colophony; Identified allergens; Patch test; Patch testing technique; Resin acids; Rosin; Rosin series; Screening

Indexed keywords

ROSIN;

ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; HUMAN; PATCH TEST; SCREENING;

EID: 0029952865     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02358.x     Document Type: Article

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