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Functional human epidermal Langerhans cells that lack Birbeck granules.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Dec 1994
Mommaas M, Mulder A, Vermeer B J, Koning F
Abstract excerpt
Birbeck granules (BG) are cytoplasmic organelles that are only found in Langerhans cells (LC). The function of BG is still unclear, although it has been claimed that they are actively involved in receptor-mediated endocytosis and participate in the antigen-processing/presenting function of LC. We have identified a healthy white 29-year-old man whose LC completely lack the presence of BG as determined by...
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