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Cytokine induction of a human acute myelogenous leukemia cell line (KG-1) to a CD1a+ dendritic cell phenotype.
Archives of dermatological research - 1 Mar 2001
Hulette B C, Rowden G, Ryan C A, Lawson C M, Dawes S M, Ridder G M, Gerberick G F
Abstract excerpt
Dendritic cells (DC) are highly specialized antigen-presenting cells located in many nonlymphoid tissues, and Langerhans cells (LC), a specialized form of DC, are found in the skin. LC as antigen-presenting cells play a critical role in the induction of allergic contact dermatitis. LC research is difficult because few LCs can be isolated from human skin, so efforts have focused on obtaining DCs from alternative...
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