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Culture of dendritic cells from a nonlymphoid organ, the thyroid gland: evidence for TNFalpha-dependent phenotypic changes of thyroid-derived dendritic cells.
Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology - 1 Aug 2000
Croizet K, Rabilloud R, Kostrouch Z, Nicolas J F, Rousset B
Abstract excerpt
Because they are sparsely distributed in tissues, dendritic cells (DC) present in nonlymphoid organs are difficult to isolate. Only DC from skin and lung have been successfully studied in culture. The objective of the present work was to investigate the possibility of isolating and culturing DC from an endocrine organ, the thyroid gland, which is particularly susceptible to the development of autoimmune...
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