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| Id | http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12474
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12474
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| Preferred Name | B-Lymphocyte |
| 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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| 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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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
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B-Lymphocyte
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| Legacy Concept Name |
B-Lymphocyte
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| Preferred_Name |
B-Lymphocyte
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| Display_Name |
B-Lymphocyte
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| Semantic_Type |
Cell
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C12474
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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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| UMLS_CUI |
C0004561
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| code |
C12474
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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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| 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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| Contributing_Source |
CTRP
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