Histamine release in idiopathic cold urticaria

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1211-1212

  Asero, R ^a   Tedeschi, A ^b   Lorini, M ^b  

^a Ospedale Caduti Bollatesi   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cold urticaria; Histamine releasing factors; Urticaria

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SKIN EDEMA; URTICARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTI-IDIOTYPIC; BASOPHILS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COLD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MAST CELLS; MIDDLE AGED; URTICARIA;

EID: 0036945237     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2002.23893_3.x     Document Type: Article

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