Mechanisms of Tolerance Induction by Dendritic Cells In Vivo
Dendritic cells (DCs) are a heterogeneous population playing a pivotal role in immune responses and tolerance. DCs promote immune tolerance by participating in the negative selection of autoreactive T cells in the thymus. Furthermore, to eliminate autoreactive T cells that have escaped thymic deleti...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.00350/full |