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Langerhans cells

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Langerhans cells,
n.pl the cells of the pancreas that produce insulin.
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Earlier research had suggested that these Langerhans cells react with immune cells derived from the transplant and cause graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), a dangerous complication in which donor immune cells attack the skin, liver, and gut.
Therapy sheds light on transplant complication by Seppa, N. / Science News
Langerhans cells are believed to be the agents of viral transmission between feeding sites of infected and noninfected co-feeding hard ticks (32,34).
Ixodid and argasid tick species and West Nile virus by Nuttall, Patricia Anne / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Phagocytosis of antigens by Langerhans cells in vitro.
Skin as a route of exposure and sensitization in chronic beryllium ... by Adkins, Eric J. / Environmental Health Perspectives
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