Regulation of immunologic homeostasis in peripheral tissues by dendritic cells: The respiratory tract as a paradigm

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 421-429

  Holt, Patrick G ^a,b   Stumbles, Philip A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dendritic cells; Immunoregulation; Inflammation; Lung; T(H)1 2; T cell activation

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DENDRITIC CELL; HOMEOSTASIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOREGULATION; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 0034082620     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2000.105010     Document Type: Article

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