Number of Langerhans cells
| Value | 620 cells/mm^2 |
|---|---|
| Organism | Mouse Mus musculus |
| Reference | Ness KJ, Fan J, Wilke WW, Coleman RA, Cook RT, Schlueter AJ.Chronic ethanol consumption decreases murine Langerhans cell numbers and delays migration of Langerhans cells as well as dermal dendritic cells. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2008 Apr32(4):pp. 660 fig. 1(B)PubMed ID18241312 |
| Method | Baseline Langerhans cell (LC) and dermal DC (dDC) numbers were enumerated by immunofluorescence (IF). |
| Comments | Langerhans' cells are dendritic cells[1] in the epidermis,[2] containing large granules called Birbeck granules. |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 102639 |