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A major breakthrough in our understanding of the regulation of immune responses has been the discovery of a number of integrated functions of the dendritic cells (DC) in the immune system. To better define the checkpoints and the functional stages in DC development one should be able to mimic and control DC maturation in vitro, from the initial irreversible commitment towards final stages of maturation.
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Winzler, C. et al. (1997). Checkpoints and Functional Stages in DC Maturation. In: Ricciardi-Castagnoli, P. (eds) Dendritic Cells in Fundamental and Clinical Immunology. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 417. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9966-8_10
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