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Langerhans cells: immigrants or residents?

Nature Immunology volume 3, pages 1125–1126 (2002)Cite this article

The source of Langerhans cells is controversial. New data show that the repopulation of these cells depends on how and to what extent, they are depleted from the skin.

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Figure 1: Maintenance of the epidermal LC network in a changing environment.

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