The antigen presenting capacity of human epidermal Langerhans cells.

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The antigen presenting capacity of human epidermal Langerhans cells.

Cellular and molecular biology (Noisy-le-Grand, France) - 1 Jan 1994

Péguet-Navarro J, Moulon C, Schmitt D

Abstract excerpt

Dendritic cells (DC) represent a distinct system of antigen-presenting cells (APC) that function to initiate primary T cell responses and are found as a trace population in both lymphoid and non-lymphoid organs. This paper is focused on some properties of epidermal Langerhans cells (LC), the best...

Topics

Antigen Presentation
Antigens, Differentiation
Cell Line
Haptens
Humans
In Vitro Techniques
Isoantigens
Langerhans Cells
Lymphocyte Activation
Phenotype
T-Lymphocytes

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