dendritic cell

American  

noun

1. a branching cell of the lymph nodes, blood, and spleen that functions as a network trapping foreign protein.

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dendritic cell Scientific  

/ dĕn-drĭt′ĭk /

1. A highly specialized white blood cell found in the skin, mucosa, and lymphoid tissues that initiates a primary immune response by activating lymphocytes and secreting cytokines.

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dendritic cell

If the binding was too weak, the parental cell moved away from the dendritic cell and experienced its own dysfunction.

From Science Daily ● May 30, 2024

This breakthrough finding could potentially lead to the development of disease prevention strategies involving beneficial bacteria and new drugs targeting the regulation of dendritic cell function.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2023

Mr Orna is being monitored with three-monthly scans, and saving for the dendritic cell vaccine, an immunotherapy treatment abroad which is not covered by his insurers because it is classed as experimental.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2023

Kat Goodsell, a friend and neighbour, found out about dendritic cell vaccines.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2023

A dendritic cell is an immune cell that mops up antigenic materials in its surroundings and presents them on its surface.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013