Lymphatic system: An active pathway for immune protection

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 38, Issue , 2015, Pages 83-89

  Liao, Shan ^a,b,c   von der Weid, P Y ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antigen delivery; Dendritic cell trafficking; Immune regulation; Lymph node; Lymphatic function

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN;

CELL MIGRATION; DENDRITIC CELL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOREGULATION; LYMPH; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHANGIOGENESIS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; REVIEW; STROMA CELL; ANIMAL; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPH NODE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHANGIOGENESIS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHATIC VESSELS;

EID: 84928204128     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: 10963634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2014.11.012     Document Type: Review

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