AVIAN EPIDERMIS CONTAINS ATPASE-POSITIVE AND IA-POSITIVE LANGERHANS-LIKE CELLS

被引:5
作者
AKHTER, N
KOBAYASHI, M
HOSHINO, T
机构
[1] Department of Anatomy, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya
关键词
SKIN; LANGERHANS CELL; ATPASE-HISTOCHEMISTRY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; IA ANTIGEN; 4 AVIAN SPECIES;
D O I
10.1007/BF00297547
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
The occurrence of cells resembling mammalian Langerhans cells in the avian epidermis was studied by ATPase histochemistry, Ia immunoreactivity and electron microscopy. The existence of MHC class II antigen-(Ia) expressing, ATPase-positive dendritic cells, which are ultrastructurally similar to mammalian Langerhans cells except for the absence of Birbeck granules, was demonstrated. These cells may be a basic component of the immune system of birds.
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