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

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

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

"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

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