Alternate vehicles for diagnostic patch testing: An update

Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 91-94

  Cyran, C ^a   Maibach, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermatitis, contact; Patch tests; Petrolatum; Skin; Vehicles

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; PETROLATUM; PIROXICAM;

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; LOCAL LYMPH NODE ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PATCH TEST; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN PENETRATION;

EID: 45749153462     PISSN: 03920488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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