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Definition of Dendritic cell
1. Noun. (biology) Any cell, having branching processes, that forms part of the mammalian immune system ¹
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Medical Definition of Dendritic cell
1. 1. Follicular dendritic cells, found in germinal centres of spleen and lymph nodes, retain antigen for long periods. 2. Accessory (antigen presenting) cells, positive for Class II histocompatibility antigens, found in the red and white pulp of the spleen and lymph node cortex and associated with stimulating T-cell proliferation. 3. T lymphocyte found in epidermis and other epithelial cells involved in antigen recognition expressing predominantly __TCR receptors (dendritic epidermal cells: DECs). (4) Dopa positive cells derived from neural crest and found in the basal part of epidermis. (13 Nov 1997)
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