Human plasmacytoid dendritic cells: from molecules to intercellular communication network
Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells (pDCs) are a specific subset of naturally occurring dendritic cells, that secrete large amounts of Type I interferon and play an important role in the immune response against viral infection. Several studies have highlighted that they are also effective antigen presentin...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2013.00372/full |