Immune Cells Reveal Fancy Footwork
Saturday, December 6, 2008 - 23:28
in Biology & Nature
Our immune system plays an essential role in protecting us from diseases, but how does it do this exactly? Biologists discovered that before dendritic cells move to the lymph nodes they lose their sticky feet. This helps them to move much faster. Immature dendritic cells patrol the tissues in search of antigens.