Sepsis Ontology

Last uploaded: May 14, 2024
Preferred Name

Lymphoid Follicle
Synonyms
ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33040

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.

label

Lymphoid Follicle

prefLabel

Lymphoid Follicle

reference

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33040

Synonyms

Lymphoid Follicle

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13049

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