dendritic cell

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noun

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

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Words nearby dendritic cell

dendri-, dendriform, dendrimer, dendrite, dendritic, dendritic cell, dendro-, dendrobium, dendrochronology, dendrogram, dendroid

How to use dendritic cell in a sentence

They also looked at dendritic cells, which move relentlessly through the lining of the gut.
Urban pollution can pose unseen risks to kids’ immunity and more|Esther Landhuis|April 7, 2021|Science News For Students
Injected into the arm, the nanoparticles holding the critical instructions seemed to home in on dendritic cells, the exact cell type whose job is to train the immune system to recognize a virus.
The next act for messenger RNA could be bigger than covid vaccines|David Rotman|February 5, 2021|MIT Technology Review

Scientific definitions for dendritic cell

dendritic cell

[ dĕn-drĭt′ĭk ]

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.