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Langerhans cell

Known as: Dendritic Cells, Epidermal, Cells, Epidermal Dendritic, langerhan cell 
Recirculating, dendritic, antigen-presenting cells containing characteristic racket-shaped granules (Birbeck granules). They are found principally in… 
National Institutes of Health

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Adult Langerhans Cell HistiocytosisCD69 protein, humanChildhood Langerhans Cell HistiocytosisDermal Dendritic Cells

Broader (4)

Antigen-Presenting CellsConnective Tissue CellsSkinSkin Dendritic Cells

Narrower (2)

Plasma membraneProtoplasm

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Implication of the MAPK pathways in the maturation of human dendritic cells induced by nickel and TNF-alpha.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Langerhans cells develop from a lymphoid-committed precursor.
Langerhans cells (LCs) are specialized dendritic cells (DCs) strategically located in stratified epithelia, such as those of the… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
UVA-induced immunosuppression.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Regulation of the high affinity receptor for IgE on human epidermal Langerhans cells.
Human epidermal Langerhans cells (LC) express variable amounts of the high affinity receptor for IgE (Fc epsilonRI); the… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Depressed Langerhans cell migration and reduced contact hypersensitivity response in mice lacking TNF receptor p75.
Epidermal Langerhans cells (LC) belong to the dendritic cell family and represent the major APC within the skin. LC capture… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Langerhans cells and T lymphocyte subsets in the murine vagina and cervix.
Immunization in the vagina can lead to the production of specific antibodies in the luminal fluid of this organ. To help… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Detection of HIV-1 in epidermal Langerhans cells of HIV-infected patients using the polymerase chain reaction.
Langerhans cells (LC) are bone marrow-derived, HLA-DR+, CD1a+, dendritic antigen-presenting cells found in stratified squamous… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Study of Langerhans cells after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.
We assessed the number of Langerhans cells (LC) before and after bone marrow transplantation (BMT) in 27 patients in order to… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Cytochemical identification of ATPase‐positive Langerhans cells in EDTA‐separated sheets of mouse epidermis
Sheets of epidermis for incubation to demonstrate ATPase activity were obtained from specimens of mouse footpad using EDTA as the… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
OSMIUM ZINC IODIDE REACTIVE SITES IN THE EPIDERMAL LANGERHANS CELL
Fixation of epidermis with a mixture of osmium tetroxide and zinc iodide (OsO4-ZnI2) for 24 hr renders the central periodic… 
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