title: Recent trends in the immunology of contact sensitivity. I.
abstract: The article reviews the recent experimental data that influenced the present concept of contact sensitivity. Particular emphasis is on the mechanism of stimulation of antigen-inexperienced specific lymphocytes, the eliciting phase, and the role of suppressor cells in sensitization and tolerance.
mesh_terms: D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000276:immunology; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D007801:Langerhans Cells / Q000276:immunology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology