Histamine, but not leukotriene C4, is an essential mediator in cold urticaria wheals

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-13

  Nuutinen, Pauliina ^a   Harvima, Ilkka T ^b   Ackermann, Leena ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cold urticaria; Histamine; LTC4; Skin microdialysis

Indexed keywords

CETIRIZINE; HISTAMINE; LEUKOTRIENE C4; MONTELUKAST;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD URTICARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST;

ACETATES; ADULT; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; CETIRIZINE; COLD; FEMALE; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; LEUKOTRIENE ANTAGONISTS; LEUKOTRIENE C4; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUINOLINES; URTICARIA;

EID: 33846873690     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0185     Document Type: Article

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