Langerhans cells: Not your average dendritic cell

Trends in Immunology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 437-

  Kaplan, Daniel H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LANGERIN;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; CELL MIGRATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; DENDRITIC CELL; EDITORIAL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; LANGERHANS CELL; LYMPH NODE; NONHUMAN;

DENDRITIC CELLS; LANGERHANS CELLS; LYMPH NODES; SKIN;

EID: 78649633314     PISSN: 14714906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2010.10.003     Document Type: Editorial

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3. Katz S.I., et al. Epidermal Langerhans cells are derived from cells originating in bone marrow. Nature 1979, 282:324-326.
4. Valladeau J., et al. Langerin, a novel C-type lectin specific to Langerhans cells, is an endocytic receptor that induces the formation of Birbeck granules. Immunity 2000, 12:71-81.
5. Merad M., et al. Langerhans cells renew in the skin throughout life under steady-state conditions. Nat. Immunol. 2002, 3:1135-1141.