dendritic
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The innate immune system responds within minutes of infection and acts more broadly, deploying cells such as dendritic cells, neutrophils and macrophages that attack perceived threats.
From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026
This combination allowed the researchers to examine transparent brain tissue and map dendritic spines across entire Layer 5 neurons for the first time.
From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026
In two-week-old mice, before weaning, dendritic spines were spread relatively evenly across the neuron.
From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026
These take instructions from the white blood cells known as dendritic cells, which he refers to as the "generals" of the immune system.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025
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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