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dendritic

[den-drit-ik] / dɛnˈdrɪt ɪk /


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Certain T cells rely on other immune cells, known as dendritic cells, to identify the molecular targets they should attack.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

That material may then travel to lymph nodes in the neck, where dendritic cells identify it and present it as a target for T cells.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

Oxalate intensified inflammatory responses in macrophages and dendritic cells, immune cells that play important roles in protecting and regulating the intestine.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

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

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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