Preferred Name |
immunosuppressive agent |
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Synonyms |
immunosuppressant immunosuppressive agents inmunosupresor |
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Definitions |
An agent that suppresses immune function by one of several mechanisms of action. Classical cytotoxic immunosuppressants act by inhibiting DNA synthesis. Others may act through activation of T-cells or by inhibiting the activation of helper cells. In addition, an immunosuppressive agent is a role played by a compound which is exhibited by a capability to diminish the extent and/or voracity of an immune response. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_35705 |
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characteristic of | ||
database_cross_reference |
SNOMEDCT:69431002 MeSH:D007166 SNOMEDCT:372823004 NCIt:C574 |
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definition |
An agent that suppresses immune function by one of several mechanisms of action. Classical cytotoxic immunosuppressants act by inhibiting DNA synthesis. Others may act through activation of T-cells or by inhibiting the activation of helper cells. In addition, an immunosuppressive agent is a role played by a compound which is exhibited by a capability to diminish the extent and/or voracity of an immune response. |
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has_obo_namespace |
chebi_ontology |
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has_related_synonym |
immunosuppressant immunosuppressive agents inmunosupresor |
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id |
CHEBI:35705 |
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in_subset | ||
label |
immunosuppressive agent |
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notation |
CHEBI:35705 |
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prefLabel |
immunosuppressive agent |
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subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_24432 |