National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

T-Lymphocyte

Synonyms

Thymus-Dependent Lymphocytes

T lymphocyte

Thymus Derived Lymphocyte

T-Lymphocyte

T-Lymphocytes

T Cell

T Cells

T cell

T-Cell

T-Cells

Definitions

A thymocyte-derived lymphocyte of immunological importance that is long-lived (months to years) and is responsible for cell-mediated immunity. T lymphocyte cells form rosettes with sheep erythrocytes and, in the presence of transforming agents (mitogens), differentiate and divide. These cells have the characteristic T3 surface marker and may be further divided into subsets according to function, such as helper, cytotoxic, etc.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12476

ALT_DEFINITION

A type of immune cell that can attack foreign cells, cancer cells, and cells infected with a virus. T lymphocytes can also help control immune responses. A T lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell.

code

C12476

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C142799

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977

Contributing_Source

CTRP

DEFINITION

A thymocyte-derived lymphocyte of immunological importance that is long-lived (months to years) and is responsible for cell-mediated immunity. T lymphocyte cells form rosettes with sheep erythrocytes and, in the presence of transforming agents (mitogens), differentiate and divide. These cells have the characteristic T3 surface marker and may be further divided into subsets according to function, such as helper, cytotoxic, etc.

Display_Name

T-Lymphocyte

FULL_SYN

Thymus-Dependent Lymphocytes

T lymphocyte

Thymus Derived Lymphocyte

T-Lymphocyte

T-Lymphocytes

T Cell

T Cells

T cell

T-Cell

T-Cells

label

T-Lymphocyte

Legacy Concept Name

T-Lymphocyte

Preferred_Name

T-Lymphocyte

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C12476

Semantic_Type

Cell

UMLS_CUI

C0039194

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C39567

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