Variation in langerhans cell number and morphology between the upper and lower regions of the human esophageal epithelium

Anatomical Record

Volumn 268, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 360-364

  Zavala, Walther D ^a   De Simone, Dino Sanchez ^a   Sacerdote, Fabio L ^a   Cavicchia, Juan C ^a  

^a Instituto de Histologia y Embriologia   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Dendritic cells; Esophageal epithelium; Esophagus; Immune epithelial barrier; Langerhans cells

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LANGERHANS CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CYTOLOGY; ESOPHAGUS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGERHANS CELLS; MALE;

EID: 0036892109     PISSN: 0003276X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.10147     Document Type: Article

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