Immunomorphological and ultrastructural characterization of Langerhans cells and a novel, inflammatory dendritic epidermal cell (IDEC) population in lesional skin of atopic eczema

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 446-453

  Wollenberg, Andreas ^a   Kraft, Stefan ^a   Hanau, Daniel ^b   Bieber, Thomas ^a,c  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Etablissement de Transfus Sanguine   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atopy; IgE receptor; Langerhans cells; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

CD1B ANTIGEN; T6 ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LANGERHANS CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS;

EID: 0029922964     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12343596     Document Type: Article

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