LYMPHOCYTES AND LANGERHANS CELLS IN THE NORMAL HUMAN CORNEA

  • 1 January 1985
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 26  (2) , 220-225
Abstract
The distribution of B- and T-lymphocytes, of OKIa, positive cells and of HLA-ABC antigens in the normal cornea was investigated using monoclonal antibodies. The lymphocytes and Langerhans cells are present mainly in the well-vascularized limbic region but also occur, albeit in small number, in the center of the cornea. HLA-ABC antigens are strongly expressed on the epithelial cells of the cornea and the limbus.