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dendritic

[den-drit-ik] / dɛnˈdrɪt ɪk /


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"We discovered that under conditions commonly employed to produce DC vaccines, differentiating dendritic cells begin expressing ALDH1a2, producing high levels of retinoic acid," said Fang.

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

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

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




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