The optimal age for epicutaneous sensitization following tape-stripping in BALB/c mice

Background: Direct contact of food proteins with eczematous lesions is thought to be the main cause of epicutaneous sensitization. To further investigate the development and pathogenesis of food allergy in vivo, a good mouse model of epicutaneous sensitization is needed. However, a fundamental probl...

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Main Authors: Masato Tamari, Keisuke Orimo, Kenichiro Motomura, Ken Arae, Akio Matsuda, Susumu Nakae, Hirohisa Saito, Hideaki Morita, Kenji Matsumoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-07-01
Series:Allergology International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893018300030