Investigative studies of the dermatitis caused by the larva of the brown-tail moth, Euproctis chrysorrhoea l. (Lepidoptera, Lymantriidae). III. Chemical analysis of skin reactive substances

This study attempts to evaluate the possible pathogenic role of phospholipase A2 and of proteolytic c.q. esterolytic enzyme(s) recently shown to be associated with the skin irritating nettling hairs ofEuproctis chrysorrhoea caterpillars.