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dendritic

[den-drit-ik] / dɛnˈdrɪt ɪk /


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To test that possibility, the researchers eliminated dendritic cells from the lymph nodes and other locations in mice that would normally develop tau tangles and neurodegeneration.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

The study, published in iScience, found that creatine boosts the activity of dendritic cells, specialized immune cells that detect tumors and activate the killer T cells responsible for destroying cancer.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026

They discovered that the gene responsible for producing the creatine transporter, a protein that carries creatine into cells, was much more active in tumor-infiltrating dendritic cells than in dendritic cells found in healthy tissue.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026

When these creatine-deficient dendritic cells were grown alongside T cells in laboratory experiments, the T cells multiplied less and produced fewer signaling molecules needed to mount an effective anti-cancer response.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 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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