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- AMP:
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antimicrobial peptide
- FDA:
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- GM-CSF:
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granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
- HBD:
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human B defensin
- IFN:
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interferon
- IL:
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interleukin
- LPS:
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lipopolysaccaride
- MCI-MI:
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methylchloroisothiazolinone-methylisothiazolinone
- MDBGN-PE:
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methyldibromoglutaronitrile-phenoxyethanol
- MHC:
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major histocompatibility complex
- NK:
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natural killer (cell)
- NKT:
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natural killer T-cell
- PAMP:
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pathogen-associated molecular pattern
- PMN:
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polymorphonuclear cell
- PPDA:
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p-phenylenediamine
- PRR:
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pattern recognition receptor
- SCCE:
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stratum corneum chymotryptic enzyme
- TLR:
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Toll-like receptor
- TNF:
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tumor necrosis factor
- TSLP:
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thymic stromal lymphopoietin
- VCAM:
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vascular cell adhesion molecule
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Volcheck, G.W. (2008). Atopic and Contact Dermatitis. In: Clinical Allergy. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-315-8_8
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