Dendritic cell
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| Dendritic cell | |
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| Term | Dendritic cell |
| Short definition | dendritic cell - (pronounced) (den-DRIH-tik sel) A special type of immune cell found in tissues such as skin that enhances the immune response by presenting antigens on their surface to other cells in the immune system. A dendritic cell is a type of scavenger cell and a type of antigen presenting cell (APC) |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
dendritic cell - (pronounced) (den-DRIH-tik sel) A special type of immune cell found in tissues such as skin that enhances the immune response by presenting antigens on their surface to other cells in the immune system. A dendritic cell is a type of scavenger cell and a type of antigen presenting cell (APC)
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