Dendritic cells are antigen-presenting cells (APCs) that initiate the adaptive immune response by presenting antigens to T-cells. While they have long processes to sample tissues, their primary role is not phagocytosis but rather immune surveillance and T-cell activation.
Dendritic cells are antigen-presenting cells (APCs) that initiate the adaptive immune response by presenting antigens to T-cells. While they have long processes to sample tissues, their primary role is not phagocytosis but rather immune surveillance and T-cell activation.
| Front | Dendritic cells have long processes which reach into tissue. What are their main function? |
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| Back | - (APC) Antigen presenting cells, they do not do phagocytosis but set up the stage for lymphoid presentation and differentiation - mediate cellular immune response by processing and presenting antigens to the T-cell receptor |
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