Nickel and the Skin
Subtitle: Absorption, Immunology, Epidemiology, and Metallurgy (Dermatology, Clinical and Basic Science)
Contributors: Jurij J. Hostynek (Editor); Howard I. Maibach (Editor)
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: June 13, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780849310720
Subjects: Allergies; Dermatology; Technology; Medical / Nursing; Metallurgy (Specific Aspects); Toxicology; Medical; Nickel; Metallurgy; Contact dermatitis; Medical / Dermatology; Dermatitis, Allergic Contact; Immunology
First sentence: Nickel is an allergen causing type I and type IV hypersensitivity, mediated by reagins and allergen-specific T lymphocytes.