The effect of sex hormones on irritant and allergic response: Possible relevance for skin testing

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 450-451

  Farage, M A ^a   Berardesca, E ^b   Maibach, H I ^c  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^b SAN GALLICANO DERMATOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic response; Atopic dermatitis; Menstruation; Oestrogen; Progesterone; Skin testing

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE;

AUTOIMMUNE SKIN DISEASE; B LYMPHOCYTE; DERMATITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LETTER; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TEST; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PROGESTERONE; SKIN; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 58349093088     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08950.x     Document Type: Letter

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