Preferred Name |
Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell |
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Synonyms |
Professional Type I Interferon-Producing Cell Plasmacytoid Monocyte Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell PDCs pDC |
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Definitions |
A cell found in peripheral blood, lymphoid tissue, and some inflamed tissue. It produces vast amounts of type I interferons especially in response to viruses, therefore playing an important role in antiviral immunity and triggers for adaptive immune responses. |
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ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C45236 |
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code |
C45236 |
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Concept_In_Subset | ||
Contributing_Source |
CTRP |
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DEFINITION |
A cell found in peripheral blood, lymphoid tissue, and some inflamed tissue. It produces vast amounts of type I interferons especially in response to viruses, therefore playing an important role in antiviral immunity and triggers for adaptive immune responses. |
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Display_Name |
Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell |
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FULL_SYN |
Professional Type I Interferon-Producing Cell Plasmacytoid Monocyte Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell PDCs pDC |
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label |
Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell |
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Legacy Concept Name |
Plasmacytoid_Dendritic_Cell_Precursor |
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Preferred_Name |
Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C45236 |
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Semantic_Type |
Cell |
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UMLS_CUI |
C1956385 |
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subClassOf |