Langerhans' cells are depleted in chronic graft versus host disease

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 305-309

  Aractingi, Sélim ^a,b   Gluckman, Eliane ^b   Dauge Geffroy, Marie Christine ^c   Le Goué, Caroline ^a   Flahaut, Antoine ^d   Dubertret, Louis ^a   Carosella, Edgardo ^a  

^a DIF   (France)

^b SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^c BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^d HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplantation; Graft versus hose disease; Langerhans' cells

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LANGERHANS CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY;

EID: 0030984708     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.50.4.305     Document Type: Article

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