Article
Dendritic cells and immune regulation in the liver.
Gut - 1 Feb 2003
Lau A H, Thomson A W
Abstract excerpt
Hepatic dendritic cells (DC) unquestionably play important roles in the induction and regulation of immune responses. Due to their paucity, functional characterisation of these important antigen presenting cells has been slow but use of DC growth factors (in particular GM-CSF and Flt3L) that markedly enhance their numbers has proved helpful in furnishing adequate study material. While there is growing evidence...
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