Contact allergy: The role of skin chemistry and metabolism

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 177-183

  Smith Pease, C K ^a   Basketter, D A ^a   Patlewicz, Grace Y ^a  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONTACT ALLERGY; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN; SKIN PENETRATION; SKIN SENSITIZATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; HAPTENS; HUMANS; PROTEINS; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION;

EID: 0037362487     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2003.01239.x     Document Type: Review

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