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Vermiform granule

Known as: Birbeck granule, Langerhan's cell granule, birbeck granules 
A rod shaped cytoplasmic organelle found in Langerhans cells of the epidermis.
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Cytoplasmic Granules
Langerhans cell

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1997
1997
Immunophenotypic characterization of feline Langerhans cells.
1994
1994
Congenital self‐healing reticulohistiocytosis – A benign Langerhans cell disease
An‐11‐day old girl was seen with brownish nodular lesions scattered over (he body with emphasis on the face and seal). Several… 
1993
1993
Demonstration of the high‐affinity IgE receptor on human Langerhans cells in normal and diseased skin
Summary Epidermal dendritic cells of normal adult foreskin, and of lesional skin from patients with atopic eczema, stasis eczema… 
1992
1992
Cytomembrane-derived Birbeck granules transport horseradish peroxidase to the endosomal compartment in the human Langerhans cells.
It has been previously shown that the cytomembrane of human Langerhans cells (LC) has the capacity to fold upon itself, thereby… 
1992
1992
HLA class II expression on human epidermal Langerhans cells in situ: upregulation during the elicitation of allergic contact dermatitis.
1992
1992
Internalization of Ia molecules into Birbeck granule-like structures in murine dendritic cells.
Dendritic cells isolated from the draining lymph nodes of mice sensitized epicutaneously with hapten are potent antigen… 
1991
1991
Langerhans cells in nasal mucosa of patients with grass pollen allergy.
1990
1990
Phenotype, Ultrastructure, and Function of CD1+DR+ Epidermal Cells that Express CD36 (OKM5) in Cutaneous T‐Cell Lymphoma
This study investigated the phenotype and function of different antigen‐presenting cells (APC) present within the epidermis of… 
1978
1978
A second look at the ultrastructure of the Langerhans cell of the human epidermis.
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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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