Effect of topical cis-urocanic acid on local lymph node activation during contact sensitization in mouse, rat and guinea-pig

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 904-909

  Lauerma, A I ^a   Homey, B ^a,b   Vohr, H W ^b   Lee, C H ^a   Bloom, E ^a   Maibach, H I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BAYER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIS UROCANIC ACID; OXAZOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; FEMALE; LYMPH NODE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029985383     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1996.tb06323.x     Document Type: Article

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