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DENDRITIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(neuroscience) of or relating to or resembling a dendrite
Example:
dendritic fiber
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
dendrite (short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron)
Derivation:
dendrite (short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron)
Context examples:
Autologous vaccination with these altered dendritic cells may stimulate the host immune system to mount a cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response against tumor cells positive for NA17, resulting in decreased tumor growth.
(NA17 Peptide (Amino acid sequence VLPDVFIRCV), NCI Thesaurus)
The part of the epidermis layer of the skin containing Langerhans cells, which are dendritic, MHC class II-expressing antigen presenting cells.
(Murine Stratum Spinosum, NCI Thesaurus)
Exosomes derived from autologous maturing dendritic cells (DCs) are pulsed with HLA-DP04-restricted MAGE-3, and HLA-A02-restricted peptides NY-ESO-1, MAGE-1, MAGE-3, and MART-1.
(NSCLC Antigen-Loaded Dendritic Cell-derived Exosomes, NCI Thesaurus)
Epidermal dendritic pigment cells which control long-term morphological color changes by alteration in their number or in the amount of pigment they produce and store in the pigment containing organelles called MELANOSOMES.
(Murine Melanocytes, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
However, pimecrolimus mode of action is cell-selective and does not affect Langerhans' cells/dendritic cells and primary fibroblasts.
(Pimecrolimus, NCI Thesaurus)
Agatolimod selectively targets Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9), thereby activating dendritic and B cells and stimulating cytotoxic T cell and antibody responses against tumor cells bearing tumor antigens.
(Agatolimod Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)
This protein may be involved in dendritic cell activation.
(Placenta-Specific Gene 8 Protein, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes placenta-specific gene 8 protein, may play a role in the modulation of dendritic cell activity.
(PLAC8 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
The CD40L moiety part of the fusion protein binds to CD40 receptors on dendritic cells (DCs).
(Ad-sig-hMUC-1/ecdCD40L Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
Flt3L stimulates both the proliferation of dendritic cells (DCs) and their migration to the tumor site.
(Ad-hCMV-Flt3L, NCI Thesaurus)
