FUNCTIONAL-ANATOMY OF LYMPH-NODES .2. PERIPHERAL LYMPH-BORN MONONUCLEAR-CELLS
FUNCTIONAL-ANATOMY OF LYMPH-NODES .2. PERIPHERAL LYMPH-BORN MONONUCLEAR-CELLS
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DOI:
10.1002/ar.1091900103
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发表时间:
1978-01-01
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通讯作者:
GRIFFITHS, S
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作者:
KELLY, RH;BALFOUR, BM;GRIFFITHS, S
In the rabbit a number of large mononuclear cells with ruffled surface membranes travel from the skin and superficial tissues of the leg, via the lymphatics, to the popliteal lymph node: they constitute 40-50% of the total cell population in the afferent lymph. About 10% of these cells are actively phagocytic when tested in vitro and about 3% contained Langerhans granules. After isotopic labeling, the majority of lymph-borne mononuclear cells can be detected within the regional node for at least 24 h, with most located in the paracortex and a few in the interfollicular cortex. These cells, including those containing Langerhans granules, probably belong to the mononuclear phagocyte system. Possible functions of these lymph-borne cells are discussed with particular reference to antigen transport.