Human retinal microglia express phenotypic characteristics in common with dendritic antigen-presenting cells.

doi:10.1016/0165-5728(93)90179-3

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Human retinal microglia express phenotypic characteristics in common with dendritic antigen-presenting cells.

Journal of neuroimmunology - 1 Jun 1993

Penfold P L, Provis J M, Liew S C

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Neural tissue has been considered to be immunologically privileged and major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II antigens not expressed in normal human brain grey matter and retina. In the present study we compare phenotypic characteristics of human retinal microglia and dendritic Langerhan...

Topics

Adult
Antigen-Presenting Cells
Conjunctiva
Cornea
Dendritic Cells
Fetus
HLA-DR Antigens
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Leukocyte Common Antigens
Neuroglia
Nucleotidases
Phenotype
Postmortem Changes
Retina

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