Lack of association between interleukin-6 production by contact allergen-activated draining lymph node cells and lymphoproliferative activity

American Journal of Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 34-39

  Lappin, Michael B ^b   Dearman, Rebecca J ^b   Norval, Mary ^b   Kimber, Ian ^a  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 6; OXAZOLONE;

ALLERGENICITY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DENDRITIC CELL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LANGERHANS CELL; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0031938762     PISSN: 1046199X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1046-199X(98)90143-9     Document Type: Article

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