Suction blister formation in skin after acute and repeated mast cell degranulation

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 191-194

  Kaminska, Renata ^a   Naukkarinen, Anita ^a   Horsmanheimo, Maija ^a   Harvima, Ilkka T ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Mast cell; Protease; Suction blister

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; CHYMOTRYPSIN; COMPOUND 48-80; TRYPSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN INFLAMMATION; URTICARIA;

ADULT; BLISTER; CAPSAICIN; CELL DEGRANULATION; CHYMOTRYPSIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAST CELLS; MIDDLE AGED; P-METHOXY-N-METHYLPHENETHYLAMINE; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES, VESICULOBULLOUS; TRYPSIN;

EID: 0033048694     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000155599750010940     Document Type: Article

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