Contact allergens, but not irritants, alter receptor-mediated endocytosis by human epidermal Langerhans cells

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 200-209

  Rizova, H ^a,b   Carayon, P ^b   Barbier, A ^b   Lacheretz, F ^b   Dubertret, L ^a   Michel, L ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^b SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

Allergens; Contact dermatitis; Endocytosis; Irritants; Langerhans cells

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ALLERGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; IRRITANT AGENT; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTACT ALLERGY; ENDOCYTOSIS; EPIDERMIS CELL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INTERNALIZATION; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; LANGERHANS CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032987205     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1999.02650.x     Document Type: Article

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