Translations:Langerhans-Zellen/2/en

After contact with the corresponding antigen (viruses, contact allergens, skin grafts), the Langerhans cell leaves the epidermis and reaches a [[lymph node] via the lymph flow.] In this way it undergoes a maturation process that leads to the presentation of the antigen on the cell surface. The emigrating cells are replaced by a corresponding number of new Langerhans cells from the bone marrow.