Characterization of skin sensitizing chemicals: A lesson learnt from nickel allergy

Journal of Immunotoxicology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-2

  Kimber, Ian ^a   Basketter, David A ^b   McFadden, John P ^c   Dearman, Rebecca J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b DABMEB CONSULTANCY LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AGENT; CONTACT ALLERGEN; PATTERN RECOGNITION RECEPTOR; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; DENDRITIC CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; INFLAMMATION; LETTER; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN SENSITIZATION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; HUMANS; MICE; NICKEL; SKIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

EID: 79751490387     PISSN: 1547691X     EISSN: 1547691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/1547691X.2010.531298     Document Type: Letter

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