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dendritic

[den-drit-ik] / dɛnˈdrɪt ɪk /


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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

The treated dendritic cells also released higher levels of chemical signals that attracted additional immune cells into the tumor environment.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

Daily creatine injections in mouse models of melanoma significantly slowed tumor growth while increasing both the number and activity of dendritic cells that had entered tumors.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

To understand how creatine influences the immune system, researchers first examined the activity of metabolic genes in dendritic cells that had entered tumors in mice.

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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