Importance of Langerhans cells in the immune origin of carcinoma of the uterine cervix.
Based on personal studies, Langerhans' cells are described. The origin of these cells, their morphology, their distribution and function in genital tract, and their relation with the origin of cervical cancer, are studied.
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D000912:Antibodies, Neoplasm; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000276:immunology; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000276:immunology; D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000276:immunology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007801:Langerhans Cells / Q000276:immunology* / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011247:Pregnancy; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000912:Antibodies, Neoplasm; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens