Understanding the crosstalk among Langerhans cells and dendritic epidermal T cells

• Main Author: Adi Utama, Diaz
• Other Authors: Ruedl Christiane
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Microbiology::Immunology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/39546
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Skin, as the largest body surface exposed to environment, has to protect body from chemical and physical insult, and especially pathogen invasion. In order to avoid any pathogen breaches, the skin has a sophisticated immune system mainly consisting of Langerhans cells (LC) and dendritic epidermal T...