dendritic
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Langerhans cells in the epidermis and dendritic cells in the dermis help connect the innate and adaptive branches of the immune system by presenting antigens to other immune cells.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
That material may then travel to lymph nodes in the neck, where dendritic cells identify it and present it as a target for T cells.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
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
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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