Dendritic cells are antigen-presenting cells, and are found in all tissues and organs of the body. Papers from the June 1994 symposium are arranged in sections covering dendritic cells origin and differentiation; phenotype; antigen processing and presentation; cell migration; follicular dendritic ce

These Proceedings contain the contributions of the partIcIpants of the Third International Symposium on Dendritic Cells that was held in Annecy, France, from June 19 to June 24, 1994. This symposium represented a follow-up of the first and second international symposia that were held in Japan in 1990 and in the Netherlands in 1992. Dendritic cells are antigen-presenting cells, and are found in all tissues and organs of the body. They can be classified into: (1) interstitial dendritic cells of the heart, kidney, gut, and lung;(2) Langerhans cells in the skin and mucous membranes; (3)...