dendritic cell

Description

A type of white blood cell that helps fight infection by producing signals (antigens) to boost the immune response (the immune system’s reaction to the presence of foreign substances in the body).

Dendritic cells develop from monocytes (a type of white blood cell that helps fight infection by eating bacteria or other foreign substances) that have moved from the blood into tissues.

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