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Considerable progress in the generation of dendritic cells (DC) from mouse and human precursors has recently been accomplished. Consequently, culture systems are now available for the in vitro generation of large numbers of DC.
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Caux, C., Dubois, B. (2001). Propagation of Human Dendritic Cells In Vitro. In: Robinson, S.P., Stagg, A.J., Knight, S.C. (eds) Dendritic Cell Protocols. Methods in Molecular Medicineā¢, vol 64. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-150-7:257
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