Decreased sudomotor function is involved in the formation of atopic eczema in the cubital fossa

Allergology International

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 473-478

  Takahashi, Aya ^a   Murota, Hiroyuki ^a   Matsui, Saki ^a   Kijima, Akiko ^a   Kitaba, Shun ^a   Lee, Jeong Beom ^b   Katayama, Ichiro ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Exacerbation; Homeostasis; Skin barrier function; Sweating

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; LICHENOID; MALE; NERVE FIBER; PAPULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FUNCTION; STRATUM CORNEUM; SWEATING; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AXONS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; ECZEMA; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFLEX; SKIN; SWEAT; SWEATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890082522     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: 14401592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.13-OA-0547     Document Type: Article

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