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dendritic

[den-drit-ik] / dɛnˈdrɪt ɪk /


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The team also found that vaccinated mice lacking cDC2 cells, as well as mice with both dendritic cell subtypes intact, successfully mounted immune responses and rejected tumor growth.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 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

To understand how creatine influences the immune system, researchers first examined the activity of metabolic genes in dendritic cells that had entered tumors in mice.

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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