New methods for the diagnosis in vitro of allergic contact dermatitis to nickel;Sviluppo di nuove metodiche in vitro per la diagnosi di dermatite allergica da contatto al nichel

Annali Italiani di Dermatologia Clinica e Sperimentale

Volumn 57, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 88-94

  Ottaviani, Chiara ^a   Nasorri, Francesca ^a   Frezzolini, Alessandra ^a   Girolomoni, Giampiero ^a   De Pità, Ornella ^a   Cavani, Andrea ^a  

^a LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; In vitro diagnosis; Nickel; T lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD69 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; METAL; NICKEL;

ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOFLUOROMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKIN ALLERGY; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 2442512091     PISSN: 15926826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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