dendritic

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The researchers demonstrated that blocking ALDH1a2, either through genetic techniques or with KyA33, restores dendritic cell maturation and their ability to activate immune defenses.

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026

In two-week-old mice, before weaning, dendritic spines were spread relatively evenly across the neuron.

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026

One specific section of the dendrite contained an unusually dense concentration of dendritic spines, forming what the researchers call a "hotspot."

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026

"The immune system interprets this vaccine, based on dendritic cells from a healthy donor fused with the patient's tumor cells, as a transplant and reacts violently," said Barbuto.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 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