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Defects in the differentiation and function of antigen presenting cells in NOD/Lt mice.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Mar 1993
Serreze D V, Gaskins H R, Leiter E H
Abstract excerpt
Although T lymphocytes are the ultimate effectors of pancreatic beta cell destruction in autoimmune insulin-dependent diabetes, previous work has established that beta cell autoreactive T cells are generated in nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice as a result of APC dysfunctions. To determine if APC dysfunctions could result from developmental defects, we analyzed if macrophages (M phi) develop normally from NOD bone...
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