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'''Langerhans cells''' are dendritic cells (antigen-presenting immune cells) of the skin and [[mucosa]], and contain large granules called Birbeck granules. They are present in all layers of the epidermis, but are most prominent in the stratum spinosum.<ref name="Wheaters">{{REFbook
| last=Young, |first=Barbara; |last2=Heath, John W. | firstfirst2=John W. | year=2000 | title=Wheater's Functional Histology | url= | editor= | edition=4 | volume= | chapter= | pages=162 | location= | publisher=Churchill Livingstone | isbn=0-443-05612-9 | quote= | accessdate= | note=
}}</ref> They also occur in the papillary dermis, particularly around blood vessels,<ref name=Wheaters /> as well as in the oral mucosa, [[foreskin]], and [[vagina]].<ref name=pmid7558138 /> They can be found in other tissues, such as lymph nodes, particularly in association with the condition Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH).
| work=HealthDay
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| date==March 5, 2007
| accessdate=June 27, 2012
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