... orfetal thymus reactive T lymphocytes, they will be deletedindicating that DCs play a critical role in this process.Moreover, in the cortical area of the thymus, althoughmacrophages phagocytize ... Luftig2Address: 1Department of Medicine, Tulane University Health Science Center, New Orleans, USA and 2Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Louisiana State University, New ... 184:695.36. Sallusto F, Lanzavecchia A: Efficient presentation of soluble anti-gen by cultured human dendritic cells is maintained by gran-ulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor anddownregulated...