| Literature DB >> 8443826 |
N Akhter1, M Kobayashi, T Hoshino.
Abstract
The occurrence of cells resembling mammalian Langerhans cells in the avian epidermis was studied by ATPase histochemistry, Ia immunoreactivity and electron microscopy. The existence of MHC class II antigen-(Ia) expressing, ATPase-positive dendritic cells, which are ultrastructurally similar to mammalian Langerhans cells except for the absence of Birbeck granules, was demonstrated. These cells may be a basic component of the immune system of birds.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8443826 DOI: 10.1007/bf00297547
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Tissue Res ISSN: 0302-766X Impact factor: 5.249