Parasitic Infections: A Role for C-Type Lectins Receptors

Antigen-presenting cells (APCs) sense the microenvironment through several types of receptors that recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns. In particular, C-type lectins receptors (CLRs), which are expressed by distinct subsets of dendritic cells (DCs) and macrophages (MØs), recognize and i...

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Main Authors: Alicia Vázquez-Mendoza, Julio César Carrero, Miriam Rodriguez-Sosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/456352