dendritic

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This combination allowed the researchers to examine transparent brain tissue and map dendritic spines across entire Layer 5 neurons for the first time.

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026

To address this issue, the team created dendritic cells from healthy donors and fused them with cancer cells from patients, producing a personalized vaccine designed to activate the immune system against the individual's own tumor.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2025

These take instructions from the white blood cells known as dendritic cells, which he refers to as the "generals" of the immune system.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025

People with cancer often develop malfunctioning dendritic cells, and the artificial lymph node skips the dendritic cell to directly activate T-cells.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2024

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