Phagocytosis of particulate antigens by corneal epithelial cells stimulates interleukin-1 secretion and migration of Langerhans cells into the central cornea.
Jérry Y. Niederkorn, Jessamee Mellon(Southwestern Medical Center), J S Peeler(Southwestern Medical Center)
PubMed
October 12, 1990
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