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Ontogeny and function of murine epidermal Langerhans cells.
Nature immunology - 19 Sept 2017
Kaplan Daniel H
Abstract excerpt
Langerhans cells (LCs) are epidermis-resident antigen-presenting cells that share a common ontogeny with macrophages but function as dendritic cells (DCs). Their development, recruitment and retention in the epidermis is orchestrated by interactions with keratinocytes through multiple mechanisms. LC and dermal DC subsets often show functional redundancy, but LCs are required for specific types of adaptive immune...
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