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Nature Immunology 7, 223 - 224 (2006)
doi:10.1038/ni0306-223

Langerhans cells: daughters of monocytes

A Karolina Palucka & Jacques Banchereau

A. Karolina Palucka and Jacques Banchereau are with the Baylor Institute for Immunology Research, Dallas, Texas 75204, USA. karolinp@baylorhealth.edu or jacquesb@baylorhealth.edu

Precursors of specialized skin dendritic cells called Langerhans cells are derived from specific bone marrow–derived monocyte precursors that migrate to the skin and differentiate into these important immune surveillance cells.

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