Article
Dendritic cell precursors are enriched in the vascular compartment of the lung.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology - 1 Nov 1998
Suda T, McCarthy K, Vu Q, McCormack J, Schneeberger E E
Abstract excerpt
The vast mucosal interface separating external from internal compartments of the lung is under the surveillance of a population of blood-borne, bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (DC) characterized by constant turnover. Because these sentinel cells process foreign antigens that have penetrated t...
Topics
- Animals
- Cell Differentiation
- Dendritic Cells
- Female
- Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
- Histocytochemistry
- Immunohistochemistry
- Leukocytes
- Lung
- Microscopy, Electron
