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dendritic

[den-drit-ik] / dɛnˈdrɪt ɪk /


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To test that possibility, the researchers eliminated dendritic cells from the lymph nodes and other locations in mice that would normally develop tau tangles and neurodegeneration.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

A group of immune cells called dendritic cells plays a central role in this process by producing the protein fragments from the mRNA instructions.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

For years, researchers believed that one dendritic cell subtype called cDC1 was the primary driver of this response.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

When these creatine-deficient dendritic cells were grown alongside T cells in laboratory experiments, the T cells multiplied less and produced fewer signaling molecules needed to mount an effective anti-cancer response.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026

Those twisted dendritic legs get stuck in the pitch, and the stuff begins to pull me down like I’m a dinosaur in tar.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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