Age and gender effects on contact sensitization and photoimmune suppression in young and middle-aged adults

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-48

  Morrissey, Kelly ^a   Xue, Wei ^a   Cooper, Kevin ^a   Baron, Elma ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Contact hypersensitivity; Gender; UVR induced immunosuppression

Indexed keywords

1 CHLORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION RESPONSE; SEX DIFFERENCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DINITROCHLOROBENZENE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; IRRITANTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SKIN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 38349013184     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2008.00325.x     Document Type: Article

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