The role of dendritic cells in the innate immune system.
Dendritic cells (DCs) are bone-marrow-derived leucocytes that are specialised antigen-presenting cells capable of stimulating a primary T-lymphocyte response to specific antigen. In this chapter we discuss the role DCs play in the innate response acting as a critical link with the adaptive response and the influence of the innate response on dendritic cells.
Clark
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Mater Medical Research Institute, Aubigny Place, Mater Misericordiae Hospitals, South, Brisbane, Australia.
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Kato
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López
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MacDonald
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Vuckovic
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D000941:Antigens; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D021382:Protein Sorting Signals; D011946:Receptors, Antigen; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors