Galectins and cutaneous immunity

Galectins are highly expressed in epithelial cells and immune cells. In skin, they can be detected in keratinocytes, melanocytes, dendritic cells, macrophages, and T cells. Galectins are present outside and inside the cells and thus may exhibit different functions through extracellular and intracell...

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Main Authors: Huan-Yuan Chen, Chia-Hui Lo, Chi-Shan Li, Daniel K. Hsu, Fu-Tong Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-12-01
Series:Dermatologica Sinica
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1027811712000961