T helper cell 2 immune skewing in pregnancy/early life: Chemical exposure and the development of atopic disease and allergy

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 584-591

  McFadden, J P ^a   Thyssen, J P ^b   Basketter, D A ^c   Puangpet, P ^d   Kimber, I ^e  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c DABMEB CONSULTANCY LTD   (United Kingdom)

^d Institute of Dermatology Thailand   (Thailand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ATOPY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFANCY; MATERNAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TH2 CELL; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BIRTH ORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FETUS BLOOD; HYGIENE; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; POLLUTANT; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; TOXICITY;

ALLERGEN; POLLUTANT;

ALLERGENS; BIRTH ORDER; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; HYGIENE; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 84925292411     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.13497     Document Type: Article

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