bursa of fabricius

Preferred Label : bursa of fabricius;

MeSH definition : An epithelial outgrowth of the cloaca in birds similar to the thymus in mammals. It atrophies within 6 months after birth and remains as a fibrous remnant in adult birds. It is composed of lymphoid tissue and prior to involution, is the site of B-lymphocyte maturation.;

MeSH synonym : fabricius bursa;

Details

Origin ID

D002060;

UMLS CUI

C0006440;

Allowable qualifiers
- abnormalities [MeSH Qualifier]
- anatomy and histology [MeSH Qualifier]
- blood supply [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- cytology [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnostic imaging [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- embryology [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- growth and development [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- injuries [MeSH Qualifier]
- innervation [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiopathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- surgery [MeSH Qualifier]
- transplantation [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Bursa of Fabricius [NCIt concept]
- Bursa of Fabricius [LOINC System]
- Bursa of Fabricius structure (body structure) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- bursa of Fabricius [UBERON concept]
- bursa of fabricius [SNOMED Notion]
Indexing information
- bursopoietin [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Record concept(s)
- bursa of fabricius [MeSH concept]
See also
- thymus gland [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Bursa of Fabricius [NCIt concept]
- Bursa of Fabricius [LOINC System]
- Bursa of Fabricius structure (body structure) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- bursa of fabricius [SNOMED Notion]

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