dendritic

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This tolerance significantly reduces the effectiveness of dendritic cell vaccines, a type of immunotherapy designed to train the immune system to recognize and attack cancer.

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026

These "dendritic nanotubes," as the researchers call them, appeared to shuttle harmful molecules from one neuron to another.

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2025

"The long and thin column-like structures of these dendritic nanotubes help transfer information quickly from neuron to neuron," says Kwon.

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 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

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