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Increased Langerhans cell accumulation after mycobacterial stimuli

AIMS: To evaluate the role of Langerhans cells (LCs) in the local activation of leprosy lesions. LCs, acting as tolerance inducers and immune stimuli, are dendritic cells recently implicated in cutaneous homeostasis. The role of LCs in the defence against mycobacterial infection remains poorly under...

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Autores principales: Miranda, A, Amadeu, T P, Schueler, G, Alvarenga, F B F, Duppré, N, Ferreira, H, Nery, J A C, Sarno, E N
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2121149/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17927586
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2559.2007.02848.x