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Immunophenotypic and functional characterization of cord blood dendritic cells.
Stem cells and development - 1 Feb 2004
Crespo Inês, Paiva Artur, Couceiro Anabela, Pimentel Pedro, Orfão Alberto, Regateiro Fernando
Abstract excerpt
Dendritic cells (DCs) play a pivotal role in the activation of T cells, which are effector cells in graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). A low incidence of GVHD following cord blood (CB) transplantation has long been reported; despite this, little information is currently available on the characteristics of CB DCs. The goal of the present study was to investigate the immunophenotypic characteristics and distribution...
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