Multiple choice

Langerhans cells are found in the epidermis layer of the skin. These are generally found in

  1. lymph

  2. lymph nodes

  3. periarteriolar lymphoid sheaths

  4. skin

  5. mantle zone
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Explanation

Langerhans' cells in the skin pick up and process antigen, then travel as veiled cells in the lymph before becoming interdigitating dendritic cells in the paracortical T-cell zone of the draining lymph node, where they are potent stimulators of T-cell responses.

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