Immunoglobulins and their receptors on epidermal Langerhans cells in atopic dermatitis

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 247-253

  Okada, Shigeru ^a   Maeda, Keisuke ^a   Tanaka, Yoichi ^a   Anan, Sadao ^a   Yoshida, Hikotaro ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

atopic dermatitis; Fc RII; Fc RI; immunoglobulins; Langerhans cell

Indexed keywords

FC RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LYMPHOCYTE MEMBRANE IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; LANGERHANS CELL; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; SKIN BIOPSY;

EID: 0029990564     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1996.tb04007.x     Document Type: Article

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