Antigen presenting cells and B-cells in the pig.
The central position of antigen presenting cells (APC) in the immune system and the heterogeneity of the APC family are discussed; both aspects are illustrated with data from species other than the pig. Thereafter the limited work on porcine APC is reviewed. The section on B-cells, the effector cells of the humoral immune system, exclusively focuses on 'porcine data'.
Bianchi
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Department of Immunology, DLO-Central Veterinary Institute, Lelystad, Netherlands.
van der Heijden
P J
PJ
D000818:Animals; D000938:Antigen-Presenting Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D013552:Swine / Q000276:immunology*