loading...| Preferred Name | Lymphoid Follicle | |
| Synonyms |
Lymphoid Follicle |
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| Definitions |
Nodular structures composed of lymphocytes. In the absence of immune stimulation, they ae called primary follicles and are composed of small B-lymphocytes. With antigenic stimulation the B-lymphocytes replicate and differentiate, to give rise to secondary follicles which are composed of germinal centers and are surrounded by mantle zones. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33040 |
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| code |
C33040 |
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| DEFINITION |
Nodular structures composed of lymphocytes. In the absence of immune stimulation, they ae called primary follicles and are composed of small B-lymphocytes. With antigenic stimulation the B-lymphocytes replicate and differentiate, to give rise to secondary follicles which are composed of germinal centers and are surrounded by mantle zones. |
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| FULL_SYN |
Lymphoid Follicle |
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| label |
Lymphoid Follicle |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Lymphoid_Follicle |
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| Preferred_Name |
Lymphoid Follicle |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C33040 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Tissue |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0229654 |
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