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Hapten-Protein Interactions

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Allergic Contact Dermatitis

Abstract

The skin sensitization reaction to a chemical is a multistep process with two principal stages:

  1. 1.

    A state of sensitization to the chemical is induced. This may be on first exposure to the chemical or only after many exposures.

  2. 2.

    A sensitization response is elicited. This happens when a subject sensitive to a given chemical is exposed to, or challenged with, the same chemical.

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  1. Clinique Dermatologique, Laboratoire de Dermatochimie associé au CNRS, Université Louis Pasteur, 1, Place de l’Hôpital, F-67091, Strasbourg Cedex, France

    Jean-Pierre Lepoittevin D.Sc.

  2. Unilever Environmental Safety Laboratory, Colworth House, MK44 1LQ, Sharbrook, Bedford, UK

    David A. Basketter

  3. Department of Dermatology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, University Hospital, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium

    An Goossens Ph.D.

  4. Department of Occupational Dermatology, National Institute for Working Life, S-171 84, Solna, Sweden

    Ann-Therése Karlberg Ph.D.

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Roberts, D.W., Lepoittevin, JP. (1998). Hapten-Protein Interactions. In: Lepoittevin, JP., Basketter, D.A., Goossens, A., Karlberg, AT. (eds) Allergic Contact Dermatitis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80331-4_6

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