Dendrite (redirect from Dendritic branch)
axons) via synapses which are located at various points throughout the dendritic tree. Dendrites play a critical role in integrating these synaptic inputs...
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A dendritic spine (or spine) is a small membranous protrusion from a neuron's dendrite that typically receives input from a single axon at the synapse...
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The dendritic cell-based cancer vaccine is an innovation in therapeutic strategy for cancer patients. Dendritic cells (DCs) are antigen presenting cells...
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Immunotherapy (redirect from Autologous dendritic cell-based immunotherapy)
some cancers. Immune effector cells such as lymphocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells, natural killer cells, and cytotoxic T lymphocytes work together...
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Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) are a rare type of immune cell that are known to secrete large quantities of type 1 interferon (IFNs) in response...
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Neural backpropagation (redirect from Neural backpropagation (biology))
generated from the soma and propagates towards the apical portions of the dendritic arbor or dendrites (from which much of the original input current originated)...
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Herpes simplex keratitis (redirect from Herpes simplex dendritic keratitis)
cells showing larger dendritic ulceration, and lesions forming white plaques. The epithelial layer is sloughed off as the dendritic ulcer grows, and mild...
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Monocyte (category Cell biology)
in blood and can differentiate into macrophages and monocyte-derived dendritic cells. As a part of the vertebrate innate immune system monocytes also...
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Spine (redirect from Spine (biology))
or spinal may refer to: Vertebral column, also known as the backbone Dendritic spine, a small membranous protrusion from a neuron's dendrite Thorns,...
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In neurophysiology, a dendritic spike refers to an action potential generated in the dendrite of a neuron. Dendrites are branched extensions of a neuron...
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Dendrimer (redirect from Dendritic macromolecule)
Part of a molecule with only one free valence, comprising exclusively dendritic and terminal constitutional repeating units and in which each path from...
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Phagocyte (section Dendritic cells)
blood cells (such as neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages, mast cells, and dendritic cells). The main difference between professional and non-professional...
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synaptic and dendritic plasticity Depressed subjects show evidence of impaired neuroplasticity (e.g. shortening and reduced complexity of dendritic trees) Anti-depressant...
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Innate immune system (section Dendritic cells)
by cells already present in all tissues, mainly resident macrophages, dendritic cells, histiocytes, Kupffer cells, and mast cells. These cells present...
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Tolerogenic dendritic cells (a. k. a. tol-DCs, tDCs, or DCregs) are heterogenous pool of dendritic cells with immuno-suppressive properties, priming immune...
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diseases, especially the biology of macrophages. Some general features of T cell responses that are initiated by dendritic cells (DCs): Adaptive immunity...
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Intermediate filaments are abundant in both perikarya and axonal and dendritic processes and are called neurofilaments. The neurofilaments become cross...
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Nonspecific immune cell (section Dendritic cells)
non-specific immune cell is an immune cell (such as a macrophage, neutrophil, or dendritic cell) that responds to many antigens, not just one antigen. Non-specific...
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melanocytes are dendritic in form and share many characteristics with dendritic cells, they derive from different cell lineages. Dendritic cells are derived...
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Cancer immunotherapy (redirect from Dendritic cell therapy)
ipilimumab, nivolumab, and pembrolizumab. Dendritic cell therapy provokes anti-tumor responses by causing dendritic cells to present tumor antigens to lymphocytes...
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Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) is a rare hematologic malignancy. It was initially regarded as a form of lymphocyte-derived cutaneous...
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DC-SIGN (Dendritic Cell-Specific Intercellular adhesion molecule-3-Grabbing Non-integrin) also known as CD209 (Cluster of Differentiation 209) is a protein...
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UNC-6 gradient that repels the dorsal axon migration. Dendritic filopodia extend from the dendritic shaft during synaptogenesis and appear as though they...
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Plasmodium falciparum (redirect from Plasmodium falciparum biology)
15–20% of the sporozoites enter the lymphatic system, where they activate dendritic cells, which send them for destruction by T lymphocytes (CD8+ T cells)...
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Ira Mellman (category Members of the European Molecular Biology Organization)
He is an authority on the cell biological mechanisms and function of dendritic cells, the cell type responsible for initiating the immune response, an...
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Virus (redirect from Virus (biology))
the presence the GM-CSF gene attracts dendritic cells from the surrounding tissues of the body. The dendritic cells process the dead cancer cells and...
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Pattern formation (redirect from Pattern formation (biology))
crystallize into intricate patterns, such as those seen in snowflakes and dendritic crystals. Sphere packings and coverings. Mathematics underlies the other...
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cells, basophils, and monocytes. Monocytes are further subdivided into dendritic cells and macrophages. Monocytes, macrophages, and neutrophils are phagocytic...
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Dendrite (disambiguation) (redirect from Dendritic)
Look up dendrite or dendritic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dendrite derives from the Greek word "dendron" meaning (lit. "tree-like"), and may refer...
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the ability of certain professional antigen-presenting cells (mostly dendritic cells) to take up, process and present extracellular antigens with MHC...
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