cytotoxicity, immunologic

Preferred Label : cytotoxicity, immunologic;

MeSH definition : The phenomenon of target cell destruction by immunologically active effector cells. It may be brought about directly by sensitized T-lymphocytes or by lymphoid or myeloid killer cells, or it may be mediated by cytotoxic antibody, cytotoxic factor released by lymphoid cells, or complement.;

MeSH synonym : immunologic cytotoxicity;

MeSH hyponym : immunologic tumoricidal activities; Tumoricidal Activities, Immunologic; Tumoricidal Activity, Immunologic; Immunologic Tumoricidal Activity;

MeSH annotation : note category: reserve for process: do not confuse with CYTOTOXICITY TESTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; DF: CYTOTOX IMMUNOL; do not confuse with CYTOTOXICITY TESTS, IMMUNOLOGIC;

Details

Origin ID

D003602;

UMLS CUI

C0010864;

Allowable qualifiers
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity [NCIt concept]
Indexing information
- PRDX2 protein, human [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- leucyl-leucine-methyl ester [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- pregnancy protection protein P4 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Record concept(s)
- cytotoxicity, immunologic [MeSH concept]
- immunologic tumoricidal activities [MeSH concept]
See also
- antibodies, bispecific [MeSH Descriptor]
- complement membrane attack complex [MeSH Descriptor]
- killer cells, lymphokine-activated [MeSH Descriptor]
- killer cells, natural [MeSH Descriptor]
- t-lymphocytes, cytotoxic [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- cytotoxicity tests, immunologic [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Cell Function [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Immune cytolysis, function (observable entity) [SNOMED CT concept]
- immune cytolysis [SNOMED Notion]

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