Detection of chromium allergy by cellular in vitro methods

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1468-1475

  Lindemann, M ^a   Rietschel, F ^b   Zabel, M ^b   Grosse Wilde, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b Knappschaftskrankenhaus Recklinghausen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromium allergy; ELISpot; In vitro cytokine production; In vitro lymphocyte proliferation; Patch test

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM CHLORIDE; COBALT; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; METAL; NICKEL;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGED; CELLS, CULTURED; CHLORIDES; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; CYTOKINES; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; POTASSIUM DICHROMATE;

EID: 50249136066     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2008.02970.x     Document Type: Article

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