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Birbeck granule [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
DEF

Birbeck granules : peculiar membrane-bound, rod- or tennis racquet-shaped inclusions with a central linear, longitudinally striated nucleus, found in the cytoplasm of the Langerhans cells of the epidermis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
CONT

Les granules de Birbeck sont des organites spécifiques de la cellule de Langerhans. [...] Ces formations correspondant à un accolement de deux portions de membrane ont une origine membranaire et peuvent être associés à des vacuoles [...] qui donnent un aspect en raquette. [...] Les granules de Birbeck liés au processus d'endocytose des cellules de Langerhans sont un des éléments des phénomènes généraux touchant la dynamique membranaire mais sans spécificité apparente vis-à-vis d'un antigène donné.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inmunología
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