Hypothesis: From epidermal barrier dysfunction to atopic disorders

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 177-180

  Taïeb, Alain ^a  

^a HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

Author keywords

Allergens; Atopens; Atopic dermatitis; Candidate genes; Epidermal barrier dysfunction; Genetic basis; Irritants; Patch testing

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IRRITANT AGENT;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDERMIS; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HYPOHIDROTIC ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA; ICHTHYOSIS VULGARIS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; SHORT SURVEY; SKIN FUNCTION;

DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0032887080     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1999.tb06125.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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