loading...| Preferred Name |
B-Lymphocyte |
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| Synonyms |
Bursa-Equivalent Lymphocyte Bursa-Dependent Lymphocyte B-Lymphocyte B-Lymphocytes B Lymphocytes B lymphocyte B Cell B Cells B cell B-Cell B-Cells |
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| Definitions |
Immunologically important lymphocyte that is not thymus-dependent, is either short-lived and naive or long-lived and of memory phenotype, and resembles the bursa-derived lymphocyte of birds in that it is responsible for the production of immunoglobulins. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12474 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
A type of immune cell that makes proteins called antibodies, which bind to microorganisms and other foreign substances, and help fight infections. A B lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell. |
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| code |
C12474 |
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| Concept_In_Subset | ||
| Contributing_Source |
CTRP |
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| DEFINITION |
Immunologically important lymphocyte that is not thymus-dependent, is either short-lived and naive or long-lived and of memory phenotype, and resembles the bursa-derived lymphocyte of birds in that it is responsible for the production of immunoglobulins. |
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| Display_Name |
B-Lymphocyte |
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| FULL_SYN |
Bursa-Equivalent Lymphocyte Bursa-Dependent Lymphocyte B-Lymphocyte B-Lymphocytes B Lymphocytes B lymphocyte B Cell B Cells B cell B-Cell B-Cells |
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| label |
B-Lymphocyte |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
B-Lymphocyte |
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| Preferred_Name |
B-Lymphocyte |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C12474 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Cell |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0004561 |
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| subClassOf |