This presentation deals with the key role of the skin in immune function, briefly reviewing what is known about the cell trafficking patterns and molecular events involved in the generation of a specific immune response in the skin. Such information provides a basis for understanding the pathogenesis of autoimmunity-related diseases, and may provide clues to eventual therapeutic approaches. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, San Francisco, CA 94143 USAUniv Calif San Francisco, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
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CHRISTCHURCH HOSP, CHRISTCHURCH SCH MED, HAEMATOL IMMUNOL TRANSFUS MED RES GRP, CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALANDCHRISTCHURCH HOSP, CHRISTCHURCH SCH MED, HAEMATOL IMMUNOL TRANSFUS MED RES GRP, CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND
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Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, San Francisco, CA 94143 USAUniv Calif San Francisco, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
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CHRISTCHURCH HOSP, CHRISTCHURCH SCH MED, HAEMATOL IMMUNOL TRANSFUS MED RES GRP, CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALANDCHRISTCHURCH HOSP, CHRISTCHURCH SCH MED, HAEMATOL IMMUNOL TRANSFUS MED RES GRP, CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND