Immunophenotyping of inflammatory cells in lesional skin of the extrinsic and intrinsic types of atopic dermatitis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 119-125

  Rho, N K ^a   Kim, W S ^a   Lee, D Y ^a,b   Lee, J H ^a   Lee, E S ^a   Yang, J M ^a,b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Eosinophils; Immunohistochemistry; T lymphocyte subsets

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; EOTAXIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CELL COUNT; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LANGERHANS CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SKIN DEFECT; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD1; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL COUNT; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LANGERHANS CELLS; MALE; SKIN; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS;

EID: 4043164840     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.06027.x     Document Type: Article

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