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Follicular Dendritic Cells: Structure as Related to Function

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Book cover An Antigen Depository of the Immune System: Follicular Dendritic Cells

Part of the book series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology ((CT MICROBIOLOGY,volume 201))

Abstract

Follicular dendritic cells (FDC) have been noted as one of unique immunological accessory cells. They are localized within lymphoid follicles as an intricate cellular meshwork that helps to maintain follicular structure. FDC also have the capability to trap and retain antigens in the form of immune complexes on their surface for long periods, providing unprocessed antigens to germinal center B cells in the form of iccosomes (immune complex-coated bodies); In this chapter, the morphological features and the cytochemical and immunological phenotypes of FDC are reviewed and discussed within the context of recent topics and controversial issues.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata, 990-23, Japan

    K. Maeda, M. Matsuda & Y. Imai

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  1. Glaxo Institute for Immunology, 14, Chemin des Aulx, 1228, Plan-les-Ouates Geneva, Switzerland

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Maeda, K., Matsuda, M., Imai, Y. (1995). Follicular Dendritic Cells: Structure as Related to Function. In: Kosco-Vilbois, M.H. (eds) An Antigen Depository of the Immune System: Follicular Dendritic Cells. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, vol 201. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79603-6_8

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