Atopic dermatitis may be a genetically determined dysmaturation of ectodermal tissue, resulting in disturbed T-lymphocyte maturation. A hypothesis

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 20-21

  Thestrup Pedersen, Kristian ^a   Ellingsen, Anne Ringer ^a   Olesen, Anne Braae ^a   Lund, Marianne ^a   Kaltoft, Keld ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DYSMATURITY; ECTODERM; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; ECTODERM; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; SKIN; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0031033578     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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