The wizard of Oz, or the intriguing tale of the tea tree

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Camp, Richard D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; CINEOLE; HISTAMINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; TEA TREE OIL; TERPINEN 4 OL;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTHRITIS; ATAXIA; AUSTRALIA; BURN; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DECUBITUS; DERMATITIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; GANGRENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERTENSION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELALEUCA; MELANOMA CELL; MICROVASCULATURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN CARE; STOMACH ULCER; SUNBURN; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT INDICATION; URTICARIA; VERRUCA PLANTARIS;

EID: 4644247429     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23451.x     Document Type: Note

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