Identification of dendritic cells, B cell and T cell subsets in Tasmanian devil lymphoid tissue; evidence for poor immune cell infiltration into devil facial tumors

The Tasmanian devil is under threat of extinction due to the transmissible devil facial tumor disease (DFTD). This fatal tumor is an allograft that does not induce an immune response, raising questions about the activity of Tasmanian devil immune cells. T and B cell analysis has been limited by a la...

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Main Authors: Howson, Lauren J., Morris, Katrina M., Kobayashi, Takumi, Tovar, Cesar, Kreiss, Alexandre, Papenfuss, Anthony T., Corcoran, Lynn, Belov, Katherine, Woods, Gregory M.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: John Wiley & Sons 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4112814/