What happens when a dendritic cell detects a pathogen? Group of answer choices the dendritic cell will cause agglutination of the pathogen cells the dendritic cell secretes antibodies the dendritic cell will produce immunoglobin the dendritic cell consumes the pathogen by phagocytosis

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What happens when a dendritic cell detects a pathogen? Group of answer choices

the dendritic cell will cause agglutination of the pathogen cells

the dendritic cell secretes antibodies

the dendritic cell will produce immunoglobin

the dendritic cell consumes the pathogen by phagocytosis

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Dendritic cells (DC) are specialized innate antigen presenting cells that have a unique ability to initiate and regulate cell mediated and humoral immune responses.

these cells are a type of antigen-presenting cell (APC) that form an important role in the adaptive immune system.

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