ELISpot: A new tool for the detection of nickel sensitization

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 992-998

  Lindemann, M ^a   Bohmer J ^b   Zabel, M ^b   Grosse Wilde, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

ELISpot; in vitro cytokine production; in vitro lymphocyte proliferation; Nickel allergy; Patch test

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; NICKEL SULFATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; SENSITIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CYTOKINES; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICKEL; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 0038162178     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2003.01700.x     Document Type: Article

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