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A functional and phenotypic study on immune accessory cells isolated from the thyroids of Wistar and autoimmune-prone BB-DP rats.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Dec 2000
Simons P J, Delemarre F G, Drexhage H A
Abstract excerpt
Dendritic cells (DCs) comprise a small population of cells in the normal thyroid. These excellent antigen-presenting cells (APCs) are thought to be involved in the initiation of thyroid autoimmune reactions. However it is not known whether the APCs involved in this process are indeed DCs, or thyrocytes. Our aims were as follows: (1) to isolate DCs from the thyroid of normal Wistar rats and BB-DP rats prior to the...
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