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SUBMITTER: Salimi M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4981906 | biostudies-other | 2016 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Salimi M M Subramaniam S S Selvakumar T T Wang X X Zemenides S S Johnson D D Ogg G G
Clinical and experimental dermatology 20160125 5
Studying skin immune cells under various pathophysiological conditions is vital for understanding the nature of cutaneous inflammatory responses. Available methods of isolating cells from the skin have relatively low yield or require in vitro culture. To increase the effective isolation of skin immune cells, we used collagenase P treatment. The number of T cells obtained ex vivo using this technique was dramatically greater than that obtained with conventional methods, without the need for long- ...[more]