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Analysis of dendritic cell trafficking using EGFP-transgenic mice.
Immunology letters - 9 Oct 2003
Eggert Andreas A O, van der Voort Robbert, Torensma Ruurd, Moulin Veronique, Boerman Otto C, Oyen Wim J G, Punt C J A, Diepstra Heleen, de Boer Annemiek J, Figdor Carl G, Adema Gosse J
Abstract excerpt
Dendritic cells (DCs) are professional antigen presenting cells, well equipped to initiate an immune response. For effective induction of an immune response, DC should migrate from the periphery to the lymph node to present the antigen to T lymphocytes. Currently, tumor-antigen loaded DCs are used in clinical vaccination trials in cancer patients. To investigate the migratory capacity of DC in vivo, a variety of...
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