The skin allergenic properties of chemicals may depend on contaminants - Evidence from studies on coumarin

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 231-238

  Vocanson, M ^a,c   Goujon, C ^b   Chabeau, G ^b,f   Castelain, M ^e,f   Valeyrie, M ^a   Floc'h, F ^g   Maliverney, C ^g   Gard, A ^g   Nicolas, J F ^a,b,d,f  

^a University Lyon i   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^e ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE MARSEILLE   (France)

^f Groupe d'Etudes et de Recherche en Dermato Allergologie   (France)

^g Rhodia Europe   (France)

Author keywords

Contact dermatitis; Coumarin; Local lymph node assay; Perfume allergy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; COSMETIC; COUMARIN; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; FRAGRANCE; IRRITANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCAL LYMPH NODE ASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ALLERGY;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; COUMARINS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DRUG CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; LOCAL LYMPH NODE ASSAY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED CBA; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; PERFUME;

EID: 33745062225     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000093248     Document Type: Article

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