title: Kicking off adaptive immunity: the discovery of dendritic cells.
abstract: In 1973, Ralph Steinman and Zanvil Cohn discovered an unusual looking population of cells with an unprecedented ability to activate naive T cells. Dubbed "dendritic cells," these cells are now known as the primary instigators of adaptive immunity.
authors.affiliation: akatsnelson@fastmail.fm
authors.forename: Alla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Katsnelson
mesh_terms: D000486:Allergy and Immunology / Q000266:history*; D000818:Animals; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007110:Immunity, Active; D051379:Mice