[Demonstration of epidermal Langerhans cells]

Z Gesamte Hyg. 1989 Jan;35(1):10-1.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Langerhans Cells (LC) are centrally involved in the induction of skin-located immunological processes, including kontactallergical reactions. Because of the growing interest in LC functions, and dynamics, various possibilities for their detection reaching from histological staining up to immunohistochemical characterization by means of monoclonal antibodies, have been developed. The concern of this paper is to overview different visualization techniques.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Dermatitis, Contact / pathology*
  • Dermatitis, Occupational / pathology*
  • Histological Techniques*
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Langerhans Cells / pathology*