the type of DENDRITIC CELL found in the skin.
Epidermal cell that is an important immunologic defender.
A type of dendritic cell found in the skin.
Langerhans' cells are immature dendritic cells containing large granules called Birbeck granules. On infection of an area of skin, the local Langerhans' cells will take up and process microbial antigens before travelling to the T-cell areas in the cortex of the draining lymph node and maturing to become fully-functional antigen-presenting cells.